Culture/People:

Tahltan  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 spreader

Media/Materials:

Animal Bone

Techniques:

Incised, painted

Object Type:

Transportation Items

Place:

Stikine River headwaters; 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 1906.

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Catalog Number:

9357

Barcode:

009357.000

See related items:

Tahltan

Transportation Items

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a3b49b9d-806c-4bff-a4d9-2b8539055704

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_9633