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:
Calendar stick
Media/Materials:
Wood
Techniques:
Incised, punctate
Dimensions:
52.5 x 2.5 x 1.6 cm
Object Type:
Indigenous Knowledge and Records
Place:
Thurston, Winnebago Reservation; Thurston County; Nebraska; USA
Collection History:
Said to have been collected by Paul Logan in 1895 from an unnamed Winnebago man who said it had belonged to his mother; formerly in the collection of Indian art collector David T. Vernon (1900-1973); 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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