Bent-corner dish for serving eulachon (oolichan) oil
Object Details
- Culture/People
- Nisga'a (Niska)
- Collector
- George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945
- Previous owner
- George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945
- Seller
- George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945
- 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 1907.
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- Date created
- 1800-1860
- Catalog Number
- 1/4325
- Barcode
- 014325.000
- Object Type
- Food/Beverage Serving
- Object Name
- Bent-corner dish for serving eulachon (oolichan) oil
- Media/Materials
- Wood
- Techniques
- Bent, carved
- Dimensions
- 41.3 x 37.2 x 25.3 cm
- Place
- Nass River; Kitimat-Stikine Regional District; British Columbia; Canada
- See related items
- Nisga'a (Niska)
- Food/Beverage Serving
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Record ID
- NMAI_14983
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a7c105b3-f0c3-42f9-b4ca-cf4b9e1d4aa0
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