Invitation/message sticks for Midewiwin rituals (Image withheld)
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- Culture/People
- Menominee (Menomini)
- Previous owner
- John Amob, Menominee (Menomini), b. ca. 1867
- Collector
- David T. Vernon (David Thomas Vernon/David C. Vernon), Non-Indian, 1900-1973
- Previous owner
- David T. Vernon (David Thomas Vernon/David C. Vernon), Non-Indian, 1900-1973
- Jackson Hole Preserve, Inc. (Jackson Hole Preserve, Incorporated), 1940-
- Collection History
- Formerly owned by John Amob (Menominee); collected from him by Indian art collector David T. Vernon (1900-1973) at an unknown date; acquired by MAI in 1968 through an exchange with the Jackson Hole Preserve, Inc. (a foundation backed by the Rockefeller family), which purchased Vernon's entire collection in 1965.
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- Place
- Wisconsin; USA
- See related items
- Menominee (Menomini)
- Ceremonial/Ritual items
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 24/2615
- Barcode
- 242615.000
- Object Type
- Ceremonial/Ritual items
- Object Name
- Invitation/message sticks for Midewiwin rituals (Image withheld)
- Media/Materials
- Wood
- Techniques
- Carved
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- NMAI_258288