Commemorative medal

Museum number:
2-59620
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3268
Description:
Obverse: Medal. Indian Tribal Series; A man with a full feather head dress riding on horseback. He is holding a coup stick. In the background are tepees. Inscription: “Sovereign Nation of the Sioux.” “1971” Reverse: Collage of a shield with a buffalo and feathers, arrows, and bow quiver, an ax, and a peace pipe. 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: 1971 Photos from June, 1977 Reference: Cash, Joseph H. The Sioux People (Rosebud). 1971. Indian Tribal Series. Phoenix, Arizona.
Donor:
Cecil L. Smith
Collection place:
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona
Verbatim coll. place:
Sovereign Nation of the Sioux
Culture or time period:
Sioux
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:
1971
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Commemorative medal, accession number 2-59620, described as Obverse: Medal. Indian Tribal Series; A man with a full feather head dress riding on horseback. He is holding a coup stick. In the background are tepees. Inscription: “Sovereign Nation of the Sioux.” “1971” Reverse: Collage of a shield with a buffalo and feathers, arrows, and bow quiver, an ax, and a peace pipe. 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: 1971 Photos from June, 1977 Reference: Cash, Joseph H. The Sioux People (Rosebud). 1971. Indian Tribal Series. Phoenix, Arizona.

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