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Catalog Data

Culture/People:
Tsimshian (Ts’msyen)  Search this
Collector:
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:
Dance headdress representing a beaver
Media/Materials:
Wood, copper alloy, hide thong/babiche, iron nails, paint
Techniques:
Carved, painted
Dimensions:
58 x 24 x 19 cm
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
Native Term:
gayt
Place:
Port Simpson (Fort Simpson); North Coast Regional District (Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District); British Columbia; Canada
Date created:
circa 1860
Collection History:
Collected in 1875 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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Catalog Number:
1/8944
Barcode:
018944.000
See related items:
Tsimshian (Ts’msyen)
Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws699805469-b831-4bc7-abc5-8a1fa6580d63
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_20093