Firebag
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Cree (attributed); collected from the Kaw (Kansa)
label: Previous owner
content: Kakebasha, Kaw (Kansa)
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: Said to have been owned by Kakebasha (Kaw) and collected from him by Indian art collector David T. Vernon (1900-1973) at an unknown date; acquired by MAI in 1967, possibly 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
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place: label: Place
content: Council Grove; Morris County; Kansas; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Cree
label: See related items
content: Kaw (Kansa)
label: See related items
content: Bags/Pouches (and parts)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 23/9312
label: Barcode
content: 239312.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Bags/Pouches (and parts)
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Firebag
label: Media/Materials
content: Wool cloth, cotton cloth, glass bead/beads, wool yarn
label: Techniques
content: Sewn, overlay beadwork, edge beaded, strung, tasseled