Commemorative medal

Museum number:
2-59612
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3268
Description:
Obverse: Medal. Indian Tribal Series; Scene of a man with one wing tied around his waist so that it hangs from his back. He is holding a wand in each hand and in the background are hundreds of men with the same wings and wands. Inscription: “Sovereign Nation of the Choctaw Tribe.” “1973” Reverse: Collage of a peace pipe, arrows and a bow overlapping each other. Inscription: “The Great Seal of the Choctaw Nation” 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: 1973 Photos from June, 1977 Reference: Baird, W. David. The Choctaw People. 1973. Indian Tribal Series. Phoenix, Arizona.
Donor:
Cecil L. Smith
Collection place:
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona
Verbatim coll. place:
Sovereign Nation of the Choctaw Tribe
Culture or time period:
Choctaw
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:
1973
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Commemorative medal, accession number 2-59612, described as Obverse: Medal. Indian Tribal Series; Scene of a man with one wing tied around his waist so that it hangs from his back. He is holding a wand in each hand and in the background are hundreds of men with the same wings and wands. Inscription: “Sovereign Nation of the Choctaw Tribe.” “1973” Reverse: Collage of a peace pipe, arrows and a bow overlapping each other. Inscription: “The Great Seal of the Choctaw Nation” 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: 1973 Photos from June, 1977 Reference: Baird, W. David. The Choctaw People. 1973. Indian Tribal Series. Phoenix, Arizona.

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