Roach spreader
name: label: Culture/People
content: Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox)
label: Previous owner
content: John Young Bear (Ki wa ga ka/Ki ya kwa ka/Ke-yah-qua-huk), Meskwaki (Fox) [Tama, Iowa], 1883-1960
label: Collector
content: David T. Vernon (David Thomas Vernon/David C. Vernon), Non-Indian, 1900-1973
label: Previous owner
content: David T. Vernon (David Thomas Vernon/David C. Vernon), Non-Indian, 1900-1973
label: Previous owner
content: Jackson Hole Preserve, Inc. (Jackson Hole Preserve, Incorporated), 1940-
notes: label: Collection History
content: Formerly owned by John Young Bear (Meskwaki, 1883-1960); collected from him 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.
label: Contact Us
content: Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement
place: label: Place
content: Sac and Fox Reservation (Mesquakie Indian Settlement); Tama County; Iowa; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox)
label: See related items
content: Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 24/1985
label: Barcode
content: 241985.001
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Roach spreader
label: Media/Materials
content: Animal Bone
label: Techniques
content: Carved, perforated, incised