Polishing stone (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: AD 1300–1700 (Pueblo IV to Post-contact period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Hopi Pueblo (archaeological) (attributed)
label: Collector
content: Thomas V. Keam (Thomas Verker Keam), Non-Indian, 1842-1904
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: Collected or excavated by Indian trader Thomas V. Keam (1842-1904) at an unknown date; formerly in the collection of 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: Awatovi; Hopi Reservation; Navajo County; Arizona; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Hopi Pueblo (archaeological)
label: See related items
content: Tools and Equipment (General)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 24/1723
label: Barcode
content: 241723.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Tools and Equipment (General)
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Polishing stone (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Stone
label: Techniques
content: Ground