Colonel Mottrom D. Ball (Mottram Dulany Ball), Non-Indian, 1835-1887 Search this
Previous owner:
Colonel Mottrom D. Ball (Mottram Dulany Ball), Non-Indian, 1835-1887 Search this
Sarah Lewis Ball (Sallie Lewis Ball), Non-Indian, 1866-1944 Search this
Seller:
Sarah Lewis Ball (Sallie Lewis Ball), Non-Indian, 1866-1944 Search this
Seller agent:
George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945 Search this
Object Name:
Knife/Dagger and sheath
Media/Materials:
Iron, hide
Techniques:
Forged, sewn
Object Type:
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare: Warfare
Place:
Sitka; Sealaska Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Archipelago:
Alexander Archipelago
Island Name:
Baranof Island
Collection History:
Collected circa 1880 by Colonel Mottram D. Ball (1835-1887, a customs collector at Sitka, Alaska, and U.S. District Attorney for the Alaska Territory between 1876 and 1887); inherited by his daughter Sarah (Sallie) Lewis Ball (1866-1944); purchased by George Heye from Sallie Ball in 1907 through Lieutenant George T. Emmons (1852-1945, US Navy 1881-1899).
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