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Culture/People:
Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)  Search this
Previous owner:
Landsberg's Free Museum  Search this
Seller:
Landsberg's Free Museum  Search this
Seller agent:
Frederick Landsberg (F. Landsberg), Non-Indian, 1861-1935  Search this
Object Name:
Copper breaker
Media/Materials:
Stone
Techniques:
Incised, ground
Object Type:
Ceremonial/Ritual items
Place:
Fort Rupert; Mount Waddington Regional District; British Columbia; Canada
Archipelago:
Vancouver Island Group
Island Name:
Vancouver Island
Collection History:
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Frederick Landsberg (1861-1935, a Victoria, British Columbia, dealer in Indian artifacts with a shop called Landsberg's Free Museum); purchased by George Heye from Landsberg's Free Museum circa 1904.
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Catalog Number:
1256
Barcode:
001256.000
See related items:
Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)
Ceremonial/Ritual items
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65ab74aa1-5067-4fb0-a67d-3e17ebd86a76
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_1083