Commemorative medal

Museum number:
2-59629
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020059629
Accession number:
Acc.3268
Description:
Obverse: Medal. Indian Tribal Series; A man poling a canoe while a woman beats wild rice into the canoe with a stick. Inscription: “Sovereign Nation of the Minnesota Chippewa.” “1975” Reverse: A lake scene of a tree, a shelter, a fire, and canoe all lit up by the setting sun. Inscription: “Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Seal.” “Ni-Mah-Mah-Wi-No-Min” “June 18, 1934” 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: 1975 Photos from June, 1977 Reference: Roufs, Timothy G. The Chippewa People (Minnesota) (The Anishinabe of the Minnesta Chippewa Tribe). 1975. Indian Tribal Series. Phoenix, Arizona.
Donor:
Cecil L. Smith
Collection place:
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona
Verbatim coll. place:
Sovereign Nation of the Minnesota Chippewa
Culture or time period:
Chippewa
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:
1975
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Commemorative medal, accession number 2-59629, described as Obverse: Medal. Indian Tribal Series; A man poling a canoe while a woman beats wild rice into the canoe with a stick. Inscription: “Sovereign Nation of the Minnesota Chippewa.” “1975” Reverse: A lake scene of a tree, a shelter, a fire, and canoe all lit up by the setting sun. Inscription: “Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Seal.” “Ni-Mah-Mah-Wi-No-Min” “June 18, 1934” 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: 1975 Photos from June, 1977 Reference: Roufs, Timothy G. The Chippewa People (Minnesota) (The Anishinabe of the Minnesta Chippewa Tribe). 1975. Indian Tribal Series. Phoenix, Arizona.

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