Invitation/message sticks for Midewiwin rituals (Image withheld)
Object Details
- Collection History
- Formerly owned by Rosie Alloway Shawano (Mrs. John Shawano, Forest County Potawatomi, b. ca. 1895); 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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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 24/2620
- Barcode
- 242620.000
- Culture/People
- Potawatomi
- Previous owner
- Rosie Shawano (Rosie Alloway/Mrs. John [Fred] Shawano), Potawatomi [Forest County, Wisconsin], b. ca. 1895
- 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 Type
- Ceremonial/Ritual items
- Object Name
- Invitation/message sticks for Midewiwin rituals (Image withheld)
- Media/Materials
- Bird quills
- Techniques
- Dyed
- Place
- Wisconsin; USA
- See related items
- Potawatomi
- Ceremonial/Ritual items
- Record ID
- NMAI_258294
