Culture/People:

Tahltan  Search this

Previous owner:

Chief Kaska John, Tahltan  Search this

George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945  Search this

Collector:

George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945  Search this

Seller:

George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945  Search this

Object Name:

Knife/Dagger

Media/Materials:

Iron, hide

Techniques:

Wrapped, carved

Object Type:

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare: Warfare

Place:

British Columbia; Canada

Collection History:

Formerly owned by Chief Kaska John (Tahltan); collected from him by Lieutenant George T. Emmons (1852-1945, US Navy 1881-1899) at an unknown date; purchased by George Heye from George T. Emmons in 1907.

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Catalog Number:

1/2596

Barcode:

012596.000

See related items:

Tahltan

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare: Warfare

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69909cd0e-03d7-454d-917d-235000f7900d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_13111