Culture/People:

Chilkat Tlingit  Search this

Previous owner:

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

Collector:

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

Object Name:

Woman's hair ornament in the form of a raven

Media/Materials:

Mountain goat horn, abalone/haliotis shell

Techniques:

Carved, inlaid

Dimensions:

26.5 x 9 x 7 cm

Object Type:

Adornment/Jewelry

Indigenous Term:

ch'een

Place:

Alaska; USA (inferred)

Date created:

circa 1900

Collection History:

Collected by Lieutenant George T. Emmons (1852-1945, US Navy 1881-1899) at an unknown date; purchased by George Heye from George T. Emmons circa 1907.

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Catalog Number:

1/2403

Barcode:

012403.000

See related items:

Chilkat Tlingit

Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6751a0cdd-f95a-4f86-8907-ad4fa8e90f52

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_13320