Bernard Fillip Jacobsen (B.F. Jacobsen/Fillip Jacobsen), Non-Indian, 1863-1935 Search this
Previous owner:
Bernard Fillip Jacobsen (B.F. Jacobsen/Fillip Jacobsen), Non-Indian, 1863-1935 Search this
Seller:
Helga Thorsen Jacobsen (Mrs. Bernard Fillip Jacobsen), Non-Indian, 1876-1939 Search this
MAI agent:
William A. Newcombe (William Newcomb), Non-Indian, 1884-1960 Search this
Object Name:
Bark knife/peeler
Media/Materials:
Antler, pigment/pigments
Techniques:
Carved, incised, painted
Object Type:
Tools and Equipment (General)
Place:
King Island; Bella Coola; Central Coast Regional District; British Columbia; Canada
Archipelago:
British Columbia mainland coastal islands
Island Name:
King Island
Collection History:
Collected by Bernard Fillip Jacobsen (1863-1935, a collector and cannery owner/operator at Bella Coola on Vancouver Island, British Columbia) at an unknown date; inherited by his widow Helga Thorsen Jacobsen (1876-1939); purchased by MAI from Helga Jacobsen in 1936 through William A. Newcombe (1884-1960, a Vancouver, British Columbia, collector).
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