Brooch

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Date created: 1870-1900

Culture/People: Potawatomi
Previous owner: Frank Kah-kah (Frank Kaka/Frank Kahkah), Potawatomi [Forest County, Wisconsin], b. 1882; 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 Frank Kah-kah (Potawatomi, b. 1882); collected from him 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: Big Stone Lake Settlement, Forest County Potawatomi Reservation; Oneida County; Wisconsin; USA

See related items: Potawatomi; Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 24/4548
Barcode: 244548.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Brooch
Media/Materials: German silver ("nickel silver"/copper-nickel alloy)
Techniques: Incised

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws66f735fc1-4147-4d56-9387-de6623891046

Record ID: NMAI_260261