Details
| Artist | Ottawa, Native American |
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| Title |
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| Date | ca. 1801 |
| Medium | silver |
| Dimensions | Overall: 1/2 inches × 7 1/8 inches (1.3 × 18.1 cm) |
| Credit Line | Founders Society Purchase |
| Accession Number | 81.189 |
| Department | Africa, Oceania & Indigenous Americas |
| Not On View |
Signed, Marks, Inscriptions
| Signed | Maker's mark: J. T. Montreal |
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| Inscriptions | Inscribed and dated on face: MATCHIWITA | 1801 |
Provenance
Mrs. Hugh A. Graham (Traverse City, Michigan, USA), "given to my husband's mother by the son of a chief;"
(Lynn Munger, dealer, Fremont, Indiana, USA);
1964, purchased by Richard A. Pohrt [1911-2005] (Flint, Michigan, USA);
1981-present, purchased 1981 by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
(Lynn Munger, dealer, Fremont, Indiana, USA);
1964, purchased by Richard A. Pohrt [1911-2005] (Flint, Michigan, USA);
1981-present, purchased 1981 by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Published References
Penney, David W. Art of the American Indian Frontier: The Chandler-Pohrt Collection. Seattle and London: The Detroit Institute of Arts and University of Washington Press, 1992, cat. no. 150.
