Plaque

Object/Artifact

-

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Plaque

Entry/Object ID

1987.2.1

Description

Plaque on a rectangular birch bark that reads, "AUG. 24th 1956 As at today Mr. Perry H. Merrill Has Been Elected Honorary Chief Of the Abenaki tribe of ODANAK, CANADA His Name Is "WLA-LO-KA-WINO" meaning Benefactor give By "WBONSAWINO" TROOP."

Context

Presented to Perry Merrill

Acquisition

Accession

1987.2

Source or Donor

Merrill, Perry Henry (1894-1993)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

Abenaki
Native American

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Plaque

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Organizational Objects

Nomenclature Class

Ceremonial Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

2-1/4 in

Depth

5/8 in

Length

7-1/4 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Merrill, Perry Henry (1894-1993)