Necklace
Usage Conditions Apply
- Culture/People
- Potawatomi
- Previous owner
- Maggie Barney (Zow-Kish-Ko-Quah/Mrs. Bill Barney/Mrs. Paul Whitefish), Potawatomi, ca. 1862-1938
- 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-
- Object Name
- Necklace
- Media/Materials
- Wool yarn, animal bone, cotton cloth
- Techniques
- Braided, carved, tied
- Object Type
- Ceremonial/Ritual items
- Place
- Wisconsin; USA (inferred)
- Date created
- 1850-1900
- Collection History
- Formerly owned by Maggie Barney (Zow-Kish-Ko-Quah/Mrs. Paul Whitefish, Potawatomi, ca. 1862-1938); acquired from her in Kansas by Indian art collector David T. Vernon (1900-1973) at an unknown date; acquired by MAI in 1967, possibly through an exchange with the Jackson Hole Preserve, Inc. (a foundation backed by the Rockefeller family), which purchased Vernon's entire collection in 1965.
- Catalog Number
- 23/9334
- Barcode
- 239334.000
- See related items
- Potawatomi
- Ceremonial/Ritual items
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Contact Us
- Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement