Brooch

Date created
1870-1900
Culture/People
Potawatomi
Previous owner
Emma Wahbaum, Potawatomi [Prairie Band, Kansas]
David T. Vernon (David Thomas Vernon/David C. Vernon), Non-Indian, 1900-1973
Previous seller
David T. Vernon (David Thomas Vernon/David C. Vernon), Non-Indian, 1900-1973
Previous owner
Jackson Hole Preserve, Inc. (Jackson Hole Preserve, Incorporated), 1940-
Collection History
Formerly owned by Emma Wahbaum (Prairie Band Potawatomi); acquired 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
Mayetta, Prairie Band Potawatomi Reservation; Jackson County; Kansas; USA
See related items
Potawatomi
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
24/4531
Barcode
244531.000
Object Type
Adornment/Jewelry
Object Name
Brooch
Media/Materials
German silver ("nickel silver"/copper-nickel alloy)
Techniques
Hammered, cutout
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65d9eb495-ba02-4539-a593-adcad305b69c
Record ID
NMAI_260244