Feather case/box
Object Details
- Culture/People
- Tahltan
- 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 1906.
- Contact Us
- Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement
- Catalog Number
- 1/987
- Barcode
- 010987.000
- Object Type
- Ceremonial/Ritual items
- Object Name
- Feather case/box
- Media/Materials
- Cedar bark
- Techniques
- Cut
- Place
- British Columbia; Canada
- See related items
- Tahltan
- Ceremonial/Ritual items
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Record ID
- NMAI_11801
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b7d333e6-e684-4512-8a7c-04573deadb4f
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