Commemorative medal

Museum number:
2-59619
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3268
Description:
Medal, Indian Tribal Series. Obverse side: scene of two people in a skin-covered canoe. One is fishing while the other person is paddling. In the background are mountains, trees and tepees. Inscription: “Sovereign Nation of the Kalispel Tribe” “1973” Reverse side: Scene of a Christian missionary’s cabin on a lake. In the background are tepees. Inscription: “Kulenzuten-Kaks” “Nunen-When-Na”
Donor:
Cecil L. Smith
Collection place:
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona
Verbatim coll. place:
Sovereign Nation of the Kalispel
Culture or time period:
Kalispel
Collector:
Lois Smith
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Commemorative medals
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Production date:
1973
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Commemorative medal, accession number 2-59619, described as Medal, Indian Tribal Series. Obverse side: scene of two people in a skin-covered canoe. One is fishing while the other person is paddling. In the background are mountains, trees and tepees. Inscription: “Sovereign Nation of the Kalispel Tribe” “1973” Reverse side: Scene of a Christian missionary’s cabin on a lake. In the background are tepees. Inscription: “Kulenzuten-Kaks” “Nunen-When-Na”

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