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Catalog Data

Culture/People:
Gitxsan (Gitksan)  Search this
Collector:
George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945  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:
Burden strap/Tumpline
Media/Materials:
Caribou hide/skin
Techniques:
Cut
Object Type:
Transportation Items
Place:
Babine River; Kisgegas; Kitimat-Stikine Regional District; British Columbia; Canada
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 in 1915.
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Catalog Number:
4/513
Barcode:
040513.000
See related items:
Gitxsan (Gitksan)
Transportation Items
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws636c1351c-b8e4-473f-9688-2d413d931d94
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_43618