Commemorative medal

Museum number:
2-59613
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020059613
Accession number:
Acc.3268
Description:
Obverse: Medal. Indian Tribal Series; Collage of a tree, an eagle, a wolf head, a bear head, a peace pipe, a tapestry, a turtle, a baldheaded club and a bundle of arrows. Inscription: “Sovereign Nation of the Oneida.” “1974” Reverse: A bundle of wild rice. Inscription: “Corporate Seal of the Oneida Tribe” “Wisconsin” “Indian Chartered Corporation” Size: 4.5 cm. Weight: 24.3792 g. Condition: enclosed in a plastic case Content: silver Provenience: U.S., Arizona, Phoenix. 2937 W. Indian School Road. Mint Date: 1974 Photos from June, 1977 Reference: Richards, Cara E. The Oneida People. 1974. Indian Tribal Series. Phoenix, Arizona.
Donor:
Cecil L. Smith
Collection place:
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona
Verbatim coll. place:
Sovereign Nation of the Oneida
Culture or time period:
Oneida
Collector:
Lois Smith
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Commemorative medals and Phoenixes
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Production date:
1974
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Commemorative medal, accession number 2-59613, described as Obverse: Medal. Indian Tribal Series; Collage of a tree, an eagle, a wolf head, a bear head, a peace pipe, a tapestry, a turtle, a baldheaded club and a bundle of arrows. Inscription: “Sovereign Nation of the Oneida.” “1974” Reverse: A bundle of wild rice. Inscription: “Corporate Seal of the Oneida Tribe” “Wisconsin” “Indian Chartered Corporation” Size: 4.5 cm. Weight: 24.3792 g. Condition: enclosed in a plastic case Content: silver Provenience: U.S., Arizona, Phoenix. 2937 W. Indian School Road. Mint Date: 1974 Photos from June, 1977 Reference: Richards, Cara E. The Oneida People. 1974. Indian Tribal Series. Phoenix, Arizona.

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