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Culture/People:
Meskwaki (Fox) [Tama, Iowa]  Search this
Previous owner:
(unknown first name) Young Bear, Meskwaki (Fox) [Tama, Iowa]  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:
Adze
Media/Materials:
Wood, iron
Techniques:
Carved
Object Type:
Woodworking tools
Place:
Sac and Fox Reservation (Mesquakie Indian Settlement); Tama County; Iowa; USA
Collection History:
Formerly owned by a member of the Young Bear family (Meskwaki); 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:
24/2264
Barcode:
242264.000
See related items:
Meskwaki (Fox) [Tama, Iowa]
Woodworking tools
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws668e97e14-6722-4990-ace0-6ecbe4eeff81
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_257960