Brooch

Date created
1937
Culture/People
Meskwaki (Fox) [Tama, Iowa]
Artist/Maker
White Breast (Wa-pe-ski-ka-ka), Meskwaki (Fox) [Tama, Iowa], ca. 1875-1950
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
Collection history unknown; 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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Place
Sac and Fox Reservation (Mesquakie Indian Settlement); Tama County; Iowa; USA (inferred)
See related items
Meskwaki (Fox) [Tama, Iowa]
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
24/4605
Barcode
244605.000
Object Type
Adornment/Jewelry
Object Name
Brooch
Media/Materials
German silver ("nickel silver"/copper-nickel alloy), wool cloth
Techniques
Hammered, cutout, stamped
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws628bbae5f-8667-4eb0-9050-ac73536677e0
Record ID
NMAI_260306