Prisoner tie

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Culture/People: Chaticks Si Chaticks (Pawnee)
Previous owner: Chief Knife Chief (Chani), Skidi Chaticks Si Chaticks (Skidi Pawnee/Skiri Pawnee), ca. 1855-1903; Annie Knife Chief, Skidi Chaticks Si Chaticks (Skidi Pawnee/Skiri Pawnee)
Collector: David T. Vernon (David Thomas Vernon/David C. Vernon), Non-Indian, 1900-1973
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: Formerly owned by Chief Knife Chief (Chani, Skidi Pawnee, ca. 1855-1903); inherited by Annie Knife Chief (Pawnee); 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: Niobrara; Knox County; Nebraska; USA

See related items: Chaticks Si Chaticks (Pawnee); Hunting/Fishing/Warfare: Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 24/2336
Barcode: 242336.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare: Warfare

Object Name: Prisoner tie
Media/Materials: Buffalo hair
Techniques: Braided

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws64a82777c-3878-4c8e-ad04-814e16e0f1bc

Record ID: NMAI_258089