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2017.103.50.8

Trade silver washer brooch, part of an outfit made in an Eastern Woodlands style [2017.103.50]. [JMC 15/8/2019]


2017.103.50.8

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Collection type
Object
Description
Trade silver washer brooch, part of an outfit made in an Eastern Woodlands style [2017.103.50]. [JMC 15/8/2019]
Long description
Trade silver washer brooch, part of an outfit made in an Eastern Woodlands style. The brooch consists of a circular piece of white metal, with a large circular hole in the centre, that has been hammered into a slightly convex form. The surface has been engraved with an eleven-point star design, with a ring of punched dots around the rim and within the star. At the reverse, a curved metal bar has been soldered on in two places. For the rest of the outfit see roach [2017.103.50 .1], headband [2017.103.50 .2], breechcloth [2017.103.50 .3], bustle [2017.103.50 .4], leggings [2017.103.50 .5 - .6], two other trade silver brooches [2017.103.50 .9 - .10] and necklace [2017.103.50 .11]. [JMC 15/8/2019]
Cultural groups
Native American
Person
Field collector Raymond Wilkes
PRM source David Wilkes
Date
Acquisition information
Donated: 30/08/2016
Materials and processes
Material White Metal, Process Hammered, Process Incised, Process Punched, Process Soldered
Dimensions
Diameter: max 75 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 2017.103.50.8 Other numbers: 54
Research and responses

This object is part of a collection put together by English Hobbyist Raymond Wilkes. The collection combines English, European or North American-made hobbyist material, some objects made by Wilkes himself, and some Native American-made objects. [JMC 5/8/2019]

Search terms: Ornament, Trade, Brooch