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:
Woman's hair ornament
Media/Materials:
Hide, brass tacks/bosses, metal cones, hide thong/babiche, glass bead/beads
Techniques:
Studded, strung
Dimensions:
23.3 x 20.2 x 2.2 cm
Object Type:
Adornment/Jewelry
Place:
Arizona; USA
Date created:
circa 1880
Collection History:
Said to have been collected from a member of Goyathlay's (Geronimo, ca. 1825-1909) band at the time of his surrender in 1886; formerly in the collection of Indian art collector David T. Vernon (1900-1973); 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.
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