Culture/People:

Winnebago [Nebraska]  Search this

Previous owner:

Louis St.Cyr (Lewis St. Cyr), Winnebago [Nebraska], b. ca. 1874  Search this

Collector:

George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957  Search this

Subject:

President George Washington, Non-Indian, 1732-1799  Search this

Object Name:

George Washington peace medal necklace

Media/Materials:

Bronze medal, glass bead/beads, wool yarn, thread

Techniques:

Struck/minted, loom beadwork, tied

Dimensions:

22.5 x 13.1 x 0.5 cm

Object Type:

Adornment/Jewelry

Place:

Nebraska; USA (inferred)

Date created:

medal: 1789; beaded necklace: 1880-1890

Collection History:

Formerly owned by the grandfather of Louis (Lewis) St. Cyr (Nebraska Winnebago); acquired by George Heye circa 1909.

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Catalog Number:

2/1121

Barcode:

021121.000

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Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67883b6bd-2531-4b9a-a9f1-47c9f4e2966b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_22434