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Catalog Data

Culture/People:
Tlingit  Search this
Possible collector:
Elizabeth Neill Thompson (Elizabeth N. Cooper Thompson/Mrs. John Meredith Thompson), Non-Indian, 1850-1931  Search this
Previous owner:
Elizabeth Neill Thompson (Elizabeth N. Cooper Thompson/Mrs. John Meredith Thompson), Non-Indian, 1850-1931  Search this
Donor:
Elizabeth Neill Thompson (Elizabeth N. Cooper Thompson/Mrs. John Meredith Thompson), Non-Indian, 1850-1931  Search this
Object Name:
Throwing stick/Atlatl
Media/Materials:
Wood
Techniques:
Carved
Object Type:
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Place:
Sitka; Sealaska Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Archipelago:
Alexander Archipelago
Island Name:
Baranof Island
Collection History:
Collected in 1885 by Elizabeth Neill Thompson (Mrs. John Meredith Thompson, 1850-1931) or a member of her family, all of whom travelled west and settled in Oregon in the 1850s; donated to MAI by Mrs. Thompson in 1924.
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Catalog Number:
12/9459
Barcode:
129459.000
See related items:
Tlingit
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67c69259a-eb35-4130-9e3b-dd846c2aa83f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_139209