Vessel fragment (Image withheld)
name: label: Culture/People
content: Southern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)
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 found on the site of the Battle of Washita River (1868); 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: Near Cheyenne; Washita Battlefield (Black Kettle Battle site), Washita River; Cheyenne; Roger Mills County; Oklahoma; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Southern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)
label: See related items
content: Containers and Vessels
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 24/1818
label: Barcode
content: 241818.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Containers and Vessels
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Vessel fragment (Image withheld)
label: Media/Materials
content: Steatite/soapstone
label: Techniques
content: Carved