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Culture/People:
Great Lakes  Search this
Previous owner:
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
Previous seller:
David T. Vernon (David Thomas Vernon/David C. Vernon), Non-Indian, 1900-1973  Search this
Object Name:
Earrings
Media/Materials:
Metal
Techniques:
Hammered, soldered
Object Type:
Adornment/Jewelry
Place:
Great Lakes region; Canada, USA (inferred)
Date created:
1830-1880
Collection History:
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of 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:
24/4649
Barcode:
244649.000
See related items:
Great Lakes
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws641f7ab6c-c038-4040-ace0-e53f6e7adcb4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_260350