Reverend Thomas Crosby, Non-Indian, 1840-1914 Search this
Previous owner:
Reverend Thomas Crosby, Non-Indian, 1840-1914 Search this
Seller/source:
Reverend Thomas Crosby, Non-Indian, 1840-1914 Search this
Object Name:
Spindle whorl
Media/Materials:
Animal bone
Techniques:
Carved, drilled, incised
Object Type:
Weaving tools/equipment
Place:
Tongass; Sealaska Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Archipelago:
Alexander Archipelago
Island Name:
Tongass Island
Collection History:
Collected between 1874 and 1894 by Reverend Thomas Crosby (1840-1914, an English missionary who worked with North Pacific Coast peoples from 1863 to about 1900); purchased by George Heye from Reverend Crosby in 1908.
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