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Tie tack/Tie bar in the form of a muskellunge

Object Details

Collection History
Developed as a product by Wisconsin Indian Craft (a Stockbridge-Munsee tribal arts cooperative developed in conjunction with the University of Wisconsin's Art Education Extension); purchased in 1964 by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives through the Tipi Shop (Sioux Indian Museum and Crafts Center, Rapid City, South Dakota); part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Stockbridge-Munsee
IACB source
Wisconsin Indian Craft
Previous owner
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB agent
Tipi Shop, Sioux Indian Museum and Crafts Center (Tipi shop)
Date created
1964
Object Name
Tie tack/Tie bar in the form of a muskellunge
Media/Materials
Silver, metal jewelry findings
Techniques
Hammered, engraved
Dimensions
5 x 2.7 x 0.6 cm
Object Type
Adornment/Jewelry
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