Culture/People:

Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka)  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:

Bow

Media/Materials:

Yew

Techniques:

Carved

Dimensions:

132.5 x 4.3 x 2.8 cm

Object Type:

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Place:

Vancouver Island; British Columbia; Canada (inferred)

Archipelago:

Vancouver Island Group

Island Name:

Vancouver Island

Date created:

1760-1830

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:

1/3881

Barcode:

013881.001

See related items:

Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka)

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws604f9ae1a-30cc-4cd8-bb82-9ff59e606fa9

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_14704