Culture/People:

probably Kaska Dena (attributed); said to have been collected from the Tahltan  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

Object Name:

Game bag

Media/Materials:

Caribou hide/skin, wool cloth, glass bead/beads

Techniques:

Sewn, appliquéd, overlay beadwork, fringed

Object Type:

Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Place:

Upper Liard River; Deh Cho Region; Northwest Territories; Canada (inferred)

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Lieutenant George T. Emmons (1852-1945, US Navy 1881-1899); purchased by MAI from George T. Emmons in 1924.

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Catalog Number:

13/4014

Barcode:

134014.000

See related items:

Kaska Dena

Tahltan

Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69cab63b7-d8d7-41d6-bd45-e97fef80b4f9

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_144033