Ah-Nah-Tho-The Murdock (Judy Ah-Nah-Tho-The/Mrs. Joseph Murdock), Kickapoo, ca. 1881-1956 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
Object Name:
Button
Media/Materials:
Silver
Techniques:
Hammered, soldered
Object Type:
Sewing Tools and Equipment: Notions
Place:
Oklahoma; USA (inferred)
Collection History:
Formerly owned by Ah-Nah-Tho-The Murdock (Judy Ah-Nah-Tho-The/Mrs. Joseph Murdock, Kickapoo, ca. 1881-1956); collected from her 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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