Culture/People:

Tlingit  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:

Bear pipe bowl

Media/Materials:

Walnut wood, brass, twine/string

Techniques:

Carved

Dimensions:

11 x 4.5 x 11 cm

Object Type:

Pipes and Smoking

Place:

Southeast Alaska; Sealaska Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

Date created:

circa 1855

Collection History:

Collection history unknown, but said to have been collected in 1869; formerly in the collection of Lieutenant George T. Emmons (1852-1945, US Navy 1881-1899); purchased by George Heye from George T. Emmons in 1906.

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Catalog Number:

9212

Barcode:

009212.000

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On View:

NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ac0c02aa-5ddb-421e-b440-65a9ff152e78

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_9893