Shaman's crown (Image withheld)
Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected by Lieutenant George T. Emmons (1852-1945, US Navy 1881-1899) at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from George T. Emmons in 1917.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 6/6308
- Barcode
- 066308.000
- Culture/People
- Gitxsan (Gitksan)
- 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
- Object Type
- Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects
- Object Name
- Shaman's crown (Image withheld)
- Media/Materials
- Bear claw/claws (Grizzly bear), ermine skin/fur, feather/feathers
- Techniques
- Wrapped, tied
- Place
- Skeena River; Kispiox (Kishpiyeoux); Kitimat-Stikine Regional District; British Columbia; Canada
- See related items
- Gitxsan (Gitksan)
- Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects
- Record ID
- NMAI_71440
