James K Polk peace medal (dated 1845) and pouch
date: label: Date created
content: 1845-1870
name: label: Culture/People
content: Sauk
label: Subject
content: President James K. Polk, Non-Indian, 1795-1849
label: Previous owner
content: Chief Keokuk (Kiyo 'kaga [Watchful Fox/One Who Moves Alert]/Kiyo-Kaga/Keokuk, Sr.), Sauk, ca. 1780-1848
label: Previous owner
content: Chief Moses Keokuk (Keokuk Jr./Wunagisa [Watchful Fox]/Waw-naw-ke-sah), Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox), 1821-1903
label: Auction venue
content: Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc. (Sotheby Parke Bernet/Parke-Bernet Auction House)
notes: label: Collection History
content: Said to have been presented to Chief Keokuk (Sauk, ca. 1780-1848) in 1847; inherited by his son Chief Moses Keokuk (Sac and Fox, 1821-1903); given or sold by Moses Keokuk to an unknown party in 1901; purchased by MAI at an auction held by the Parke-Bernet Galleries (New York City) in 1968.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Franklin County; Kansas; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Sauk
label: See related items
content: Adornment/Jewelry
label: On View
content: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Woodlands
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 24/1074
label: Barcode
content: 241074.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: James K Polk peace medal (dated 1845) and pouch
label: Media/Materials
content: Silver medal, deerhide/deerskin, glass bead/beads, hide thong/babiche, thread
label: Techniques
content: Struck/minted, sewn, overlay beadwork, edge beaded
label: Dimensions
content: 13.5 x 9.5 cm