Earrings

Date created
1870-1900
Culture/People
Kickapoo [Oklahoma]
Previous owner
Ah-Nah-Tho-The Murdock (Judy Ah-Nah-Tho-The/Mrs. Joseph Murdock), Kickapoo, ca. 1881-1956
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 Ah-Nah-Tho-The Murdock (Judy Ah-Nah-Tho-The/Mrs. Joseph Murdock, Kickapoo, ca. 1881-1956); collected from her 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
Oklahoma; USA (inferred)
See related items
Kickapoo [Oklahoma]
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
24/4524
Barcode
244524.000
Object Type
Adornment/Jewelry
Object Name
Earrings
Media/Materials
German silver ("nickel silver"/copper-nickel alloy)
Techniques
Incised
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws66e62033c-3eab-422e-9f84-6227e7a6f300
Record ID
NMAI_260237