Culture/People:

Non-Indian; collected from the Potawatomi [Prairie Band, Kansas]  Search this

Artist/Maker:

Robert Cruickshank, Non-Indian, 1743-1809  Search this

Previous owner:

James Frank, Potawatomi [Prairie Band, Kansas]  Search this

The Antique Shop  Search this

Seller:

The Antique Shop  Search this

MAI agent:

Dr. Frederick J. Dockstader (FJD), Non-Indian, 1912-1998  Search this

Object Name:

Gorget

Media/Materials:

Silver

Techniques:

Hammered, repoussé, engraved

Object Type:

Adornment/Jewelry

Place:

Montréal; Montréal Region; Québec; Canada (inferred)

Date created:

1780-1800

Collection History:

Collection history unknown, but said to have been owned by James Frank (Prairie Band Potawatomi); purchased for MAI by director Frederick J. Dockstader (1912-1998) at The Antique Shop (Rochester, New York) in 1968.

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Catalog Number:

24/981

Barcode:

240981.000

See related items:

Non-Indian

Potawatomi [Prairie Band, Kansas]

Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f62cc75b-ccc6-4ee9-9dc6-3b69e6c1c783

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_256556