Chief Bacon Rind (Osage, 1860-1932) medal
date: label: Date created
content: 1911
name: label: Culture/People
content: Non-Indian; collected from the Osage
label: Artist/Maker
content: designed by Thomas L. Elder, Non-Indian, 1874-1948; minted by the C.H. Hanson Company, Chicago, Illinois
label: Commissioner
content: Edward Knox Elder (E.K. Elder), Non-Indian, 1877-1949
label: Subject
content: Chief Bacon Rind (Wah-She-Hah/Wa-Shin-Ha [Fat On Skin]/Wa-Tse-Mon-In [Star That Travels]), Osage, 1860-1932
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: Collection history unknown; commissioned by Edward Knox Elder (1877-1949), an Indian trader living among the Osage, and designed by his brother, Thomas L. Elder; this copy acquired at an unknown date by 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
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place: label: Place
content: Chicago; Cook County; Illinois; USA (inferred)
setName: label: See related items
content: Non-Indian
label: See related items
content: Osage
label: See related items
content: Adornment/Jewelry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 24/1211
label: Barcode
content: 241211.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Chief Bacon Rind (Osage, 1860-1932) medal
label: Media/Materials
content: Silver, ribbon
label: Techniques
content: Struck/minted, strung