Maggie Barney (Zow-Kish-Ko-Quah/Mrs. Bill Barney/Mrs. Paul Whitefish), Potawatomi, ca. 1862-1938 Search this
David T. Vernon (David Thomas Vernon/David C. Vernon), Non-Indian, 1900-1973 Search this
Jackson Hole Preserve, Inc. (Jackson Hole Preserve, Incorporated), 1940- Search this
Object Name:
Hair comb
Media/Materials:
German silver ("nickel silver"/copper-nickel alloy)
Techniques:
Hammered, cutout, stamped
Object Type:
Adornment/Jewelry
Place:
Wisconsin; USA (inferred)
Date created:
1870-1920
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 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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