Culture/People:

Ponca  Search this

Previous owner:

Chief Joseph Birdhead, Ponca, 1856-ca. 1940  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:

Charm/Amulet (No image available)

Media/Materials:

Bearskin/fur, eagle feather/feathers, hawk feather/feathers

Techniques:

Wrapped, tied

Object Type:

Animal Tack and Animal Husbandry

Place:

Pawnee County; Oklahoma; USA

Collection History:

Formerly owned by Chief Joseph Birdhead (Ponca, 1856-ca. 1940); collected from him in the 1930s by 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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Catalog Number:

24/2160

Barcode:

242160.000

See related items:

Ponca

Animal Tack and Animal Husbandry

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f5548b44-29eb-4f32-90cc-e646267a8d30

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_257444