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Catalog Data

Culture/People:
Potawatomi [Prairie Band, Kansas]  Search this
Previous owner:
Harry Mann, Potawatomi [Forest County, Wisconsin], 1893-1961  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
Collector:
David T. Vernon (David Thomas Vernon/David C. Vernon), Non-Indian, 1900-1973  Search this
Object Name:
Dice bowl and dice
Media/Materials:
Wood, animal bone
Techniques:
Carved, incised, aboriginally repaired
Dimensions:
23.20 x 21.00 x 6.50 cm
Object Type:
Games, Toys, Gambling
Place:
Jackson County; Kansas; USA
Date created:
1850-1890
Collection History:
Formerly owned by Harry Mann (Forest County Potawatomi, 1893-1961); collected from him 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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Catalog Number:
24/1274
Barcode:
241274.000
See related items:
Potawatomi [Prairie Band, Kansas]
Games, Toys, Gambling
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws66ed84a88-ad8a-4b5a-bf8b-bd1a66287734
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_256945