Culture/People:

Non-Indian and Menominee (Menomini)  Search this

Previous owner:

Chief Wacamote (Wakamot), Menominee (Menomini)  Search this

Louis Mitchell Wishecoby (Little Bear/Louis Wishecaby), Menominee (Menomini), ca. 1884-1959  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

Subject:

President Abraham Lincoln, Non-Indian, 1809-1865  Search this

Previous seller:

Louis Mitchell Wishecoby (Little Bear/Louis Wishecaby), Menominee (Menomini), ca. 1884-1959  Search this

Object Name:

Abraham Lincoln peace medal (dated 1862) and pouch

Media/Materials:

Silver medal, deerhide/deerskin, glass bead/beads, silk ribbon

Techniques:

Struck/minted, sewn, overlay beadwork

Dimensions:

15 x 12.5 cm

Object Type:

Adornment/Jewelry

Place:

Shawano; Shawano County; Wisconsin; USA

Date created:

1862-1900

Collection History:

Formerly owned by Chief Wacamote (Wakamot, Menominee); transferred to Louis Wishecoby (Menominee, ca. 1884-1959) at an unknown date; purchased from Louis Wishecoby in 1939, probably by Indian art collector David T. Vernon (1900-1973); acquired by MAI in 1968 through the Jackson Hole Preserve, Inc. (a foundation backed by the Rockefeller family), which purchased Vernon's entire collection in 1965.

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Catalog Number:

24/1213

Barcode:

241213.001

See related items:

Non-Indian

Menominee (Menomini)

Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e9a2749f-93de-4823-9c13-d0878932925d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_256883