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Killer Whale Design

Culture/People:
Tahltan  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Geraldine McNeil, Tahltan and Ken McNeil, Tahltan/Tlingit/Nisga'a (Niska), b. 1961  Search this
Previous owner:
R. E. Mansfield (Richard E. Mansfield), Non-Indian, 1937-2007  Search this
Donor:
R. E. Mansfield (Richard E. Mansfield), Non-Indian, 1937-2007  Search this
Title:
Killer Whale Design
Object Name:
Button blanket
Media/Materials:
Wool cloth, mother-of-pearl buttons, thread
Techniques:
Sewn, appliquéd
Dimensions:
64 x 76 cm
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments: Outerwear (flat)
Place:
Prince Rupert; North Coast Regional District (Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District); British Columbia; Canada
Archipelago:
British Columbia mainland coastal islands
Island Name:
Kaien Island
Date created:
2004-2005
Catalog Number:
26/5477
Barcode:
265477.000
See related items:
Tahltan
Clothing/Garments: Outerwear (flat)
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65430ae94-231a-421f-8ff8-c3ed18bc8a2b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_281704
Online Media:

Shaman's mask representing an elderly woman of high rank

Culture/People:
Nisga'a (Niska)  Search this
Possible 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
Presenter/funding source:
James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928  Search this
Harmon W. Hendricks (Harmon Washington Hendricks), Non-Indian, 1846-1928  Search this
Object Name:
Shaman's mask representing an elderly woman of high rank
Media/Materials:
Maple, abalone/haliotis shell, hair, hide, commercially tanned leather, iron alloy, twine/string
Techniques:
Carved, inlaid
Dimensions:
46 x 19.5 cm
Object Type:
Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects
Place:
Upper Nass River; Kitimat-Stikine Regional District; British Columbia; Canada
Date created:
circa 1850
Catalog Number:
9/8044
Barcode:
098044.000
See related items:
Nisga'a (Niska)
Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws644ec918c-e7f8-41c8-bbd2-4ef540026c31
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_105854
Online Media:

Greeting card/Note card

Culture/People:
Nisga'a (Niska)  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Norman Tait, Nisga'a (Niska), b. 1941  Search this
Donor:
Mary Jane Lenz (MJL), Non-Indian, 1930-2016  Search this
Previous owner:
Mary Jane Lenz (MJL), Non-Indian, 1930-2016  Search this
Object Name:
Greeting card/Note card
Media/Materials:
Paper, ink
Techniques:
Printed
Dimensions:
10.5 x 13 cm
Object Type:
Painting/Drawing/Print
Place:
Vancouver; Greater Vancouver Regional District; British Columbia; Canada (inferred)
Date created:
1980-1985
Catalog Number:
25/593
Barcode:
250593.000
See related items:
Nisga'a (Niska)
Painting/Drawing/Print
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws64aaf838e-459d-4cd4-8fa0-086cf8132907
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_266477
Online Media:

Greeting card/Note card

Culture/People:
Nisga'a (Niska)  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Norman Tait, Nisga'a (Niska), b. 1941  Search this
Donor:
Mary Jane Lenz (MJL), Non-Indian, 1930-2016  Search this
Previous owner:
Mary Jane Lenz (MJL), Non-Indian, 1930-2016  Search this
Object Name:
Greeting card/Note card
Media/Materials:
Paper, ink
Techniques:
Printed
Dimensions:
10.5 x 13 cm
Object Type:
Painting/Drawing/Print
Place:
Vancouver; Greater Vancouver Regional District; British Columbia; Canada (inferred)
Date created:
1980-1985
Catalog Number:
25/593
Barcode:
250593.001
See related items:
Nisga'a (Niska)
Painting/Drawing/Print
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6db5a28cf-a42c-46e1-9715-e690738dea2b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_266478
Online Media:

Greeting card/Note card

Culture/People:
Nisga'a (Niska)  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Norman Tait, Nisga'a (Niska), b. 1941  Search this
Donor:
Mary Jane Lenz (MJL), Non-Indian, 1930-2016  Search this
Previous owner:
Mary Jane Lenz (MJL), Non-Indian, 1930-2016  Search this
Object Name:
Greeting card/Note card
Media/Materials:
Paper, ink
Techniques:
Printed
Dimensions:
10.5 x 13 cm
Object Type:
Painting/Drawing/Print
Place:
Vancouver; Greater Vancouver Regional District; British Columbia; Canada (inferred)
Date created:
1980-1985
Catalog Number:
25/593
Barcode:
250593.002
See related items:
Nisga'a (Niska)
Painting/Drawing/Print
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws619db43b6-6575-4f14-9299-7a1aa577ef27
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_266479
Online Media:

Greeting card/Note card

Culture/People:
Nisga'a (Niska)  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Norman Tait, Nisga'a (Niska), b. 1941  Search this
Donor:
Mary Jane Lenz (MJL), Non-Indian, 1930-2016  Search this
Previous owner:
Mary Jane Lenz (MJL), Non-Indian, 1930-2016  Search this
Object Name:
Greeting card/Note card
Media/Materials:
Paper, ink
Techniques:
Printed
Dimensions:
10.5 x 13 cm
Object Type:
Painting/Drawing/Print
Place:
Vancouver; Greater Vancouver Regional District; British Columbia; Canada (inferred)
Date created:
1980-1985
Catalog Number:
25/593
Barcode:
250593.003
See related items:
Nisga'a (Niska)
Painting/Drawing/Print
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c9735c42-51a9-42cf-9b46-692439a61f45
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_266480
Online Media:

Greeting card/Note card

Culture/People:
Nisga'a (Niska)  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Norman Tait, Nisga'a (Niska), b. 1941  Search this
Donor:
Mary Jane Lenz (MJL), Non-Indian, 1930-2016  Search this
Previous owner:
Mary Jane Lenz (MJL), Non-Indian, 1930-2016  Search this
Object Name:
Greeting card/Note card
Media/Materials:
Paper, ink
Techniques:
Printed
Dimensions:
10.5 x 13 cm
Object Type:
Painting/Drawing/Print
Place:
Vancouver; Greater Vancouver Regional District; British Columbia; Canada (inferred)
Date created:
1980-1985
Catalog Number:
25/593
Barcode:
250593.004
See related items:
Nisga'a (Niska)
Painting/Drawing/Print
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b823e594-faaf-48f3-85b6-7e85bc413378
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_266481
Online Media:

Greeting card/Note card

Culture/People:
Nisga'a (Niska)  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Norman Tait, Nisga'a (Niska), b. 1941  Search this
Donor:
Mary Jane Lenz (MJL), Non-Indian, 1930-2016  Search this
Previous owner:
Mary Jane Lenz (MJL), Non-Indian, 1930-2016  Search this
Object Name:
Greeting card/Note card
Media/Materials:
Paper, ink
Techniques:
Printed
Dimensions:
10.5 x 13 cm
Object Type:
Painting/Drawing/Print
Place:
Vancouver; Greater Vancouver Regional District; British Columbia; Canada (inferred)
Date created:
1980-1985
Catalog Number:
25/593
Barcode:
250593.005
See related items:
Nisga'a (Niska)
Painting/Drawing/Print
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b7bf7da1-8c44-4792-9a1a-715203e41312
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_266482
Online Media:

Greeting card/Note card

Culture/People:
Nisga'a (Niska)  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Norman Tait, Nisga'a (Niska), b. 1941  Search this
Donor:
Mary Jane Lenz (MJL), Non-Indian, 1930-2016  Search this
Previous owner:
Mary Jane Lenz (MJL), Non-Indian, 1930-2016  Search this
Object Name:
Greeting card/Note card
Media/Materials:
Paper, ink
Techniques:
Printed
Dimensions:
10.5 x 13 cm
Object Type:
Painting/Drawing/Print
Place:
Vancouver; Greater Vancouver Regional District; British Columbia; Canada (inferred)
Date created:
1980-1985
Catalog Number:
25/593
Barcode:
250593.006
See related items:
Nisga'a (Niska)
Painting/Drawing/Print
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63bc437df-2da3-49ba-a54f-85a58297f333
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_266483
Online Media:

Greeting card/Note card

Culture/People:
Nisga'a (Niska)  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Norman Tait, Nisga'a (Niska), b. 1941  Search this
Donor:
Mary Jane Lenz (MJL), Non-Indian, 1930-2016  Search this
Previous owner:
Mary Jane Lenz (MJL), Non-Indian, 1930-2016  Search this
Object Name:
Greeting card/Note card
Media/Materials:
Paper, ink
Techniques:
Printed
Dimensions:
10.5 x 13 cm
Object Type:
Painting/Drawing/Print
Place:
Vancouver; Greater Vancouver Regional District; British Columbia; Canada (inferred)
Date created:
1980-1985
Catalog Number:
25/593
Barcode:
250593.007
See related items:
Nisga'a (Niska)
Painting/Drawing/Print
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61454f42c-6071-42dd-840f-f5a3ae0d002f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_266484
Online Media:

1492

Culture/People:
Tlingit  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Larry McNeil, Tlingit/Nisga'a (Niska), b. 1955  Search this
Seller:
Larry McNeil, Tlingit/Nisga'a (Niska), b. 1955  Search this
Title:
1492
Object Name:
Photograph
Media/Materials:
Paper, platinum
Techniques:
Photographically reproduced (platinum process)
Dimensions:
30.8 x 30.4 cm
Object Type:
Painting/Drawing/Print
Place:
Boise (Boise City); Ada County; Idaho; USA
Date created:
2014
Catalog Number:
26/9281
Barcode:
269281.000
See related items:
Tlingit
Painting/Drawing/Print
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c69be7e8-a26a-475f-ad3d-bf8c06602d37
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_409883

James E. Curry papers

Correspondent:
Paul, William L. Jr  Search this
Creator:
Curry, James E., 1907-1972  Search this
Names:
Rosebud Sioux Tribe  Search this
Three Affiliated Tribes  Search this
United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs  Search this
Bingham, Jonathan  Search this
Cohen, Felix  Search this
Cohen, Henry  Search this
Extent:
121.7 Linear feet
Culture:
Potawatomi  Search this
Muckleshoot  Search this
Nooksack  Search this
Missouria (Missouri)  Search this
Kalispel (Pend d'Oreilles)  Search this
Coeur d'Alene  Search this
Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox)  Search this
Haida [Kasaan]  Search this
Salish (Flathead)  Search this
Kiowa  Search this
Yuit (Siberian Yup'ik) [Gambell, St. Lawrence Island]  Search this
Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock]  Search this
Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)  Search this
Wahpetonwan Dakota [Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe]  Search this
Mdewakantonwan Dakota [Flandreau]  Search this
Diné (Navajo)  Search this
Yavapai [Fort McDowell]  Search this
Mojave (Mohave)  Search this
Piipaash (Maricopa)  Search this
Iroquois  Search this
Wendat (Huron)  Search this
Hopi Pueblo  Search this
Santa Ana Pueblo  Search this
Cocopa  Search this
San Ildefonso Pueblo  Search this
Akimel O'odham (Pima)  Search this
San Felipe Pueblo  Search this
Tohono O'odham (Papago)  Search this
Paiute  Search this
Wesort  Search this
Tillamook  Search this
Nisga'a (Niska)  Search this
Stockbridge Mahican  Search this
Quinault  Search this
Lummi  Search this
Hualapai (Walapai)  Search this
Taos Pueblo  Search this
Tesuque Pueblo  Search this
Eastern Shawnee [Quapaw Agency, Oklahoma]  Search this
Shoshone  Search this
Sandia Pueblo  Search this
Seminole  Search this
Cheyenne River Lakota Sioux  Search this
Coeur d'Alene  Search this
Croatan  Search this
Choctaw  Search this
Cocopa  Search this
Chickahominy  Search this
Lake Superior Chippewa [Lac Courte Oreilles, Wisconsin]  Search this
Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)  Search this
K'apovi (Santa Clara Pueblo)  Search this
Unangan (Aleut)  Search this
Chiricahua Apache [Fort Sill, Oklahoma]  Search this
San Carlos Apache  Search this
Inunaina (Arapaho)  Search this
Sioux [Crow Creek]  Search this
Quechan (Yuma/Cuchan)  Search this
Isleta Pueblo  Search this
Caddo  Search this
Ho-Chunk (Winnebago)  Search this
Yavapai  Search this
Sauk  Search this
Washoe (Washo)  Search this
Niimíipuu (Nez Perce)  Search this
Seneca  Search this
Omaha  Search this
Menominee (Menomini)  Search this
Niuam (Comanche)  Search this
Seri  Search this
Zia Pueblo  Search this
Yoeme (Yaqui)  Search this
Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)  Search this
Catawba  Search this
Muskogee (Creek)  Search this
Numakiki (Mandan)  Search this
Minitari (Hidatsa)  Search this
Sahnish (Arikara)  Search this
Osage  Search this
Chickasaw  Search this
Umatilla  Search this
Kaw (Kansa)  Search this
Tsimshian [Metlakatla]  Search this
Tlingit  Search this
Ute  Search this
Laguna Pueblo  Search this
Jemez Pueblo  Search this
Havasupai (Coconino)  Search this
Kootenai (Kutenai) [Idaho]  Search this
Klamath  Search this
Kickapoo [Oklahoma]  Search this
Oto  Search this
Spokan  Search this
Yakama (Yakima)  Search this
A:shiwi (Zuni)  Search this
Ohkay Owingeh (San Juan Pueblo)  Search this
Cochiti Pueblo  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Notes
Letters
Clippings
Legal documents
Place:
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians of North Carolina
Date:
1932-1958
Summary:
These are the papers of Washington, D.C. attorney James E. Curry, whose legal career included work both as a government attorney and in his own private practice. The bulk of the papers reflect his private practice in the area of Indian affairs.
Scope and Contents:
The material in the collection includes documents relating to many aspects of Curry's career but most of it relates to his work with Indian tribes and the National Congress of American Indians. For the most, the collection is made up of such materials as letters exchanged with government officials, Indians, and other attorneys; copies of legal documents; published government documents; notes; and clippings and other printed materials. Of particular significance is a subject file relating to Indian affairs. It includes material concerning affairs of Alaskan natives and the Aleut (Akutan, Pribilof Islands), Apache (including Fort Sill, Jicarilla, Mescalero, San Carlos White Mountain), Arapaho (Southern), Assiniboine (Fort Belknap, Fort Peck), Bannock (including Fort Hall), Blackfeet, Caddo, Catawba, Cherokee (Eastern), Cheyenne (Northern, Southern), Chickahominy, Chickasaw, Chippewa (including Lac Courte Oreilles), Choctaw, Cochiti, Cocopa, Coeur d'Alene, Colville, Comanche, Creek, Croatan, Crow, Dakota (Big Foot, Cheyenne River, Crow Creek, Devil's Lake, Flandreau, Fort Totten, Lower Brule, Mdewakanton, Oglala, Rosebud, Santee, Sisseton-Wahpeton, Standing Rock, Yankton), Delaware, Eskimo (including Gambell, Kiana), Flathead, Fox, Haida (including Kasaan), Havasupai, Hopi, Iroquois (Caughnawaga, Seneca, St. Regis), Isleta, Jemez, Kalilspel, Kansa (Kaw), Kickapoo, Kiowa, Klamath, Kutenai, Laguna, Lummi, Maricopa (Gila River, Salt River), Menominee, Missouria, Mohave (Fort Mohave), Mohave Apache (Fort McDowell), Muckleshoot, Navaho, Nez Perce, Niska, Nooksak, Omaha, Osage, Oto, Papago, Paiute (Fallon, Fort McDermitt), Moapa, Pyramid Lake, Shivwits, Walker River, Yerington), Pima (Gila River, Salt River), Potowatomi, Quinaielt, San Felipe, San Ildefonso, San Juan, Santa Ana, Santa Clara, Sandia, Sauk, Seminole (Florida, Oklahoma), Seneca, Seri, Shawnee (Eastern), Shoshoni (including Fort Hall), Sia, Spokan, Stockbridge, Taos (Pyote clan), Tesuque, Three Affiliated Tribes (Mandan, Arikara, and Hidatsa), Tillamook, Tlingit (including Angoon, Craig, Juneau, Kake, Ketchikan, Klawak, Klukwan, Taku, Wrangell), Tsimshian (Metlakatla), Umatilla, Ute (including Uintah-Ouray), Walapai, Washo, Wesort, Winnebago, Wyandot, Yakima, Yaqui, Yavapai, Yuma, and Zuni. There are also materials relating to Curry's work with the Bureau of Indian Affairs and National Congress of American Indians, and material that reflects his interest in conditions and events in given locations (often filed by state) and in organizations with interest in Indians. The material relating to Curry's work in Puerto Rico has been deposited in the Archivo General de Puerto Rico, Instituto de Cultura Puertorriquena, in San Juan.
Arrangement note:
The James E. Curry Papershave been arranged into 6 series: (1) Daily Chronological Files, 1941-1955; (2) Subject Files Regarding Indian Affairs, bulk 1935-1955; (3) Miscellaneous Files Regarding Indian Affairs, bulk 1947-1953; (4) Non-Indian Affairs, n.d.; (5) Puerto Rico Work, 1941-1947; (6) Miscellany, undated.
Biographical/Historical note:
James E. Curry was trained in law in Chicago and practiced in that city from 1930 until 1936, serving part of that time as secretary of the local branch of the American Civil Liberties Union. From 1936 to 1938, he was an attorney with the United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs, being largely involved with matters of credit affecting Indians. From 1938 to 1942, he continued service with the Interior Department but worked in several capacities involving the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration, the department's Consumers' Counsel Division, and the Puerto Rico Water Resources Authority.

In 1945, Curry returned to Washington and set up private practice, also maintaining for a time an office in Puerto Rico. In Washington, he became the attorney for the National Congress of American Indians and from that time until the 1950s his practice increasingly involved representation of American Indian tribes, mostly in claims against the federal government. In this work, for a time, he was involved in business relations with a New York Law firm that included Henry Cohen, Felix Cohen, and Jonathan Bingham.

He also often worked closely with lawyers who lived near the tribes he represented, William L. Paul, Jr., of Alaska, for example. This aspect of his practice--representing Indian tribes--was largely broken up during the early 1950s when the Commissioner of Indian Affairs began to use his powers to disapprove contracts between Curry and the tribes. In 1952 and 1953, his official relationship with the National Congress of American Indians was also ended. After this, while Curry continued until his death to act as a consultant in Indian claims with which he had earlier been involved, his career and life developed in a different direction.
Related Materials:
Additional material relating to James E. Curry can be found in the records of the National Congress of American Indians, also located at the National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center.
Provenance:
The Curry papers were originally donated to the National Anthropological Archives by James E. Curry's daughter Mrs. Aileen Curry-Cloonan in December 1973. In 2007 The Curry papers were transferred from the National Anthropological Archives to the National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center along with several other records concerning American Indian law and political rights.
Restrictions:
Access to NMAI Archive Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).
Rights:
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish or broadbast materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiarchives@si.edu.
Genre/Form:
Notes
Letters
Clippings
Legal documents
Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); James E. Curry papers, Box and Folder Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NMAI.AC.015
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James E. Curry papers
Archival Repository:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv47452304f-6226-44f3-9c83-407a91782872
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmai-ac-015

MS 2135 Niska notes and sketches

Creator:
Boas, Franz, 1858-1942  Search this
Extent:
24 Pages
Culture:
Nisga'a (Niska)  Search this
Indians of North America -- Northwest Coast of North America  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Drawings
Date:
undated
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 2135
Topic:
Tsimshian  Search this
Nishga  Search this
Genre/Form:
Drawings
Citation:
Manuscript 2135, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.MS2135
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw37f2ce19a-2c13-48e8-8e0f-e3a35f90df70
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms2135
Online Media:

Spirit Capture photograph collection

Photographer:
McNeil, Larry, 1950-  Search this
Gus, Larry  Search this
Grandbois, Dorothy  Search this
Fogden, Katherine  Search this
Jones, Janine Sarna  Search this
Extent:
50 Photographs
Culture:
Tlingit  Search this
Akwesasne Mohawk  Search this
Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)  Search this
Osage  Search this
Choctaw  Search this
Taos Pueblo  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographs
Date:
circa 1984-1996
Summary:
Photographs in this collection were shot mostly by Native photographers for the 1998 book, Spirit Capture: Photographs from the National Museum of the American Indian.
Scope and Contents:
Photographs in this collection were shot mostly by Native photographers for the 1998 book, Spirit Capture: Photographs from the National Museum of the American Indian. Photographers include Larry McNeil [Tlingit/Nisga'a (Niska)], Larry Gus [Hopi Pueblo/Diné (Navajo)], Dorothy Grandbois (Turtle Mountain Chippewa), Katherine Fogden (Mohawk), and Janine Sarna Jones.

The photographs depict a variety of contemporary scenes in various Native communities.
Arrangement:
Photographs arranged in folders by photographer.
Biographical / Historical:
Spirit Capture: Photographs from the National Museum of the American Indian was published in 1998 by NMAI and Smithsonian Institution Press. A corresponding exhibition of the same name ran from July 2001-2002 in New York City.

Spirit Capture brings together more than 200 images from the museum's collections with essays from Native and non-Native historians, anthropologists, and curators. Several Native photographers were commissioned to produce images for this publication and exhibition.
Related Materials:
Other photographs that were shot by NMAI photographers Katherine Fogden and Janine Sarna Jones for the Spirit Capture project are included in collection NMAI.AC.996, binders 135 and 136.
Provenance:
Photographs from Larry McNeil, Larry Gus, and Dorothy Grandbois were purchased by NMAI in 1996 for the Spirit Capture project. Photographs by Katherine Fogden and Janine Sarna Jones were created as part of their work as employed photographers at NMAI.
Restrictions:
Access to NMAI Archives Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).
Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archives Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiphotos@si.edu. For personal or classroom use, users are invited to download, print, photocopy, and distribute the images that are available online without prior written permission, provided that the files are not modified in any way, the Smithsonian Institution copyright notice (where applicable) is included, and the source of the image is identified as the National Museum of the American Indian. For more information please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use and NMAI Archive Center's Digital Image request website.
Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Spirit Capture photograph collection, image #, NMAI.AC.384; National Museum of the American Indian Archives Center, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NMAI.AC.384
See more items in:
Spirit Capture photograph collection
Archival Repository:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv4dd3352ea-c666-4008-ba62-73253f6b8401
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmai-ac-384

Mortar

Culture/People:
Nisga'a (Niska)  Search this
Collector:
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
Previous owner:
George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945  Search this
Object Name:
Mortar
Media/Materials:
Stone
Techniques:
Pecked
Object Type:
Tools and Equipment (General)
Place:
Deserted Nisga'a house on Nass River; Nass River; Kitimat-Stikine Regional District; British Columbia; Canada
Catalog Number:
9/6730
Barcode:
096730.000
See related items:
Nisga'a (Niska)
Tools and Equipment (General)
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws623d19b51-7b01-4a9e-a9d8-9e7152e366a2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_104584
Online Media:

Ceremonial sinker for halibut line, with human and bear paw designs

Culture/People:
Nisga'a (Niska)  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:
Ceremonial sinker for halibut line, with human and bear paw designs
Media/Materials:
Stone
Techniques:
Carved
Dimensions:
14.5 x 14.0 x 11.0 cm
Object Type:
Ceremonial/Ritual items
Native Term:
sgan
Place:
Deserted Nisga'a house on Nass River; Nass River; Kitimat-Stikine Regional District; British Columbia; Canada
Date created:
1750-1800
Catalog Number:
9/6731
Barcode:
096731.000
See related items:
Nisga'a (Niska)
Ceremonial/Ritual items
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e99d7537-92d0-4636-87ae-6496ee018c62
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_104585
Online Media:

Hammer

Culture/People:
Nisga'a (Niska)  Search this
Collector:
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
Previous owner:
George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945  Search this
Object Name:
Hammer
Media/Materials:
Stone
Techniques:
Pecked
Object Type:
Tools and Equipment (General)
Place:
Deserted Nisga'a house on Nass River; Nass River; Kitimat-Stikine Regional District; British Columbia; Canada
Catalog Number:
9/6732
Barcode:
096732.000
See related items:
Nisga'a (Niska)
Tools and Equipment (General)
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d8b27cb7-2337-412c-9d8f-f67355d8b040
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_104586
Online Media:

Bifacial tool/projectile point

Culture/People:
Nisga'a (Niska)  Search this
Collector:
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
Previous owner:
George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945  Search this
Object Name:
Bifacial tool/projectile point
Media/Materials:
Stone
Techniques:
Flaked/chipped
Object Type:
Tools and Equipment (General)
Place:
Deserted Nisga'a house on Nass River; Nass River; Kitimat-Stikine Regional District; British Columbia; Canada
Catalog Number:
9/6733
Barcode:
096733.000
See related items:
Nisga'a (Niska)
Tools and Equipment (General)
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws695ffdff9-f9b4-4ddb-810f-a7830837fb33
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_104587
Online Media:

Celt

Culture/People:
Nisga'a (Niska)  Search this
Collector:
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
Previous owner:
George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945  Search this
Object Name:
Celt
Media/Materials:
Stone
Techniques:
Pecked, ground
Object Type:
Woodworking tools
Place:
Deserted Nisga'a house on Nass River; Nass River; Kitimat-Stikine Regional District; British Columbia; Canada
Catalog Number:
9/6734
Barcode:
096734.000
See related items:
Nisga'a (Niska)
Woodworking tools
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws68d83f640-7e42-4785-9e18-f8dd221c3a0a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_104588
Online Media:

Adze blade

Culture/People:
Nisga'a (Niska)  Search this
Collector:
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
Previous owner:
George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945  Search this
Object Name:
Adze blade
Media/Materials:
Stone
Techniques:
Grooved
Object Type:
Woodworking tools
Place:
Deserted Nisga'a house on Nass River; Nass River; Kitimat-Stikine Regional District; British Columbia; Canada
Catalog Number:
9/6735
Barcode:
096735.000
See related items:
Nisga'a (Niska)
Woodworking tools
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws690d7486c-b65f-42a5-abb0-3ac555b44f74
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_104589
Online Media:

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