Gambling set

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Date created: 1860-1890

Culture/People: Tlingit [Stikine]; collected from the Chilkat Tlingit
Possible owner: Kaawishté (Chief Shakes V), Tlingit; Gush Tlein (Chief Shakes VI/Chief Shaikes), Tlingit
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: Formerly owned by Chief Shakes (probably Kaawishté, Chief Shakes V, who held the title Chief Shakes until his passing in 1878, or Gush Tlein, Chief Shakes VI, who held the title from 1878 until his passing in 1916); transferred to a Kaagwaantaan (Raven/Brown Bear) clan chief of the Chilkat at an unknown date; collected from the Chilkat chief by Lieutenant George T. Emmons (1852-1945, US Navy 1881-1899); purchased by George Heye from George T. Emmons in 1907.
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Place: Klukwan; Sealaska Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items: Tlingit [Stikine]; Chilkat Tlingit; Games, Toys, Gambling

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 1/2533
Barcode: 012533.000

Object Type: Games, Toys, Gambling

Object Name: Gambling set
Media/Materials: Wood, paint, sinew, caribou hide/skin, ivory
Techniques: Carved, pyroengraved, painted, sewn, tied
Dimensions: 15.5 x 18 x 7 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b959175d-d9bf-4876-804a-c7b10a119cfc

Record ID: NMAI_13457