Wa-Sah-Ah-No-Qua Bear (Wa-Sah-Ah-No-Qua Tesson/Mrs. Jim Bear), Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox), b. ca. 1896 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:
Brooch (No image available)
Media/Materials:
German silver ("nickel silver"/copper-nickel alloy)
Techniques:
Hammered
Object Type:
Adornment/Jewelry
Place:
Sac and Fox Reservation (Mesquakie Indian Settlement); Tama County; Iowa; USA
Date created:
1870-1900
Collection History:
Formerly owned by Mrs. Jim Bear (Sac and Fox); 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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