Object Details
Culture/People
Pikuni (Piegan) [Blackfeet Nation, Browning, Montana]
Artist/Maker
Gordon Monroe, Pikuni (Piegan) [Blackfeet Nation, Browning, Montana]
Donor
Irene Hirano Inouye (Mrs. Daniel K. Inouye), Non-Indian, 1948-2020
Previous owner
Senator Daniel K. Inouye, Non-Indian, 1924-2012
Gordon Monroe, Pikuni (Piegan) [Blackfeet Nation, Browning, Montana]
Collection History
Formerly in the collection of Senator Daniel K. Inouye (1924-2012, D-Hawaii) and received as a gift from the artist in 1987; donated to NMAI by Senator Inouye's widow Irene Hirano Inouye (1948-2020) in 2013.
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Date created
1987
Catalog Number
26/9048
Barcode
269048.000
Object Type
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Object Name
Pen stand
Media/Materials
Wood, bronze, metal items, plastic, varnish, felt
Techniques
Cast, sawn, nailed
Dimensions
13.0 x 10.5 x 10.0 cm
Place
Browning, Blackfeet Reservation; Glacier County; Montana; USA
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Link to Original Record
Record ID
NMAI_407754