Culture/People:

probably Potawatomi (attributed)  Search this

Collector:

E. L. Harris, Non-Indian  Search this

Previous owner:

Philbrook Museum of Art (Philbrook Art Center), 1939-  Search this

Object Name:

Prescription stick (Image withheld)

Media/Materials:

Wood

Techniques:

Carved, incised

Dimensions:

46.5 x 6 x .5 cm

Object Type:

Indigenous Knowledge and Records

Place:

Indiana; USA

Date created:

1800-1860

Collection History:

Collected by E.L. Harris before the Civil War; formerly in the collection of the Philbrook Art Center (Philbrook Museum of Art), Tulsa, Oklahoma; acquired by MAI in 1968 through an exchange with the Philbrook Art Center.

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Catalog Number:

24/1968

Barcode:

241968.000

See related items:

Potawatomi

Indigenous Knowledge and Records

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63aad1f57-9e88-4667-b72f-d4f032c45954

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_257633