Object Details
- Collection History
- Formerly owned by Peter Jim (Peter Jim Anishinaba, Potawatomi, b. 1879); collected from him at an unknown date by 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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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Potawatomi
- Previous owner
- Peter Jim (Peter Jim Anishinaba), Potawatomi, b. 1879
- Collector
- David T. Vernon (David Thomas Vernon/David C. Vernon), Non-Indian, 1900-1973
- Previous owner
- David T. Vernon (David Thomas Vernon/David C. Vernon), Non-Indian, 1900-1973
- Jackson Hole Preserve, Inc. (Jackson Hole Preserve, Incorporated), 1940-
- Object Name
- Charm/Amulet (Image withheld)
- Media/Materials
- Wood, hide
- Techniques
- Carved
- Object Type
- Ceremonial/Ritual items
