Bead/beads

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Date created: 1800-1900

Culture/People: Non-Indian; used by Great Lakes peoples
Possible 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, but probably from the collection of Indian art collector David T. Vernon (1900-1973), part of which was 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; found in MAI collections without information and catalogued in 1992.
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Place: Saint Ignace Island; Thunder Bay District; Ontario; Canada
Archipelago: Great Lakes Islands
Island Name: Saint Ignace Island
Island Grouping: Lake Superior Islands

See related items: Non-Indian; Great Lakes; Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/3624
Barcode: 253624.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Bead/beads
Media/Materials: Glass bead/beads, twine/string
Techniques: Unmodified
Dimensions: 23 x 1 x 0.3 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6cdf4dc30-c436-4a8a-a8e3-a67712d9e133

Record ID: NMAI_269552