Tunic
Object Details
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from Lieutenant George T. Emmons (1852-1945, US Navy 1881-1899) in 1929.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 16/4847
- Barcode
- 164847.000
- Culture/People
- Kaigani Haida
- 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
- Object Type
- Clothing/Garments
- Object Name
- Tunic
- Media/Materials
- Wool cloth, dentalium shell/shells, glass bead/beads
- Techniques
- Sewn, overlay beadwork
- Dimensions
- 71 x 97 cm
- Place
- Prince of Wales Island; Sealaska Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
- Archipelago
- Alexander Archipelago
- Island Name
- Prince of Wales Island
- See related items
- Kaigani Haida
- Clothing/Garments
- Record ID
- NMAI_176671
- Usage
- CC0
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