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:

Head ring

Media/Materials:

Cedar bark, feather/feathers

Techniques:

Wrapped, tied

Object Type:

Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses

Place:

Skeena River; Kispiox (Kishpiyeoux); 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 MAI from George T. Emmons in 1917.

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Catalog Number:

6/529

Barcode:

060529.000

See related items:

Gitxsan (Gitksan)

Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69b60b7de-cbb5-4497-9ba0-0d257a5e98e3

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_65229