John V. Satterlee (John Valentine Satterlee/Muskinninesia [Little Medicine Man/Little Doctor]), Menominee (Menomini), 1852-1940
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 V. Satterlee (Muskinninesia [Little Medicine Man/Little Doctor], Menominee, 1852-1940); formerly in the collection of Indian art collector David T. Vernon (1900-1973); 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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