Bark shredder

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Culture/People: Tsimshian (Ts’msyen)
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: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Lieutenant George T. Emmons (1852-1945, US Navy 1881-1899); purchased by MAI from George T. Emmons in 1926.
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Place: Skeena River; North Coast Regional District (Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District), Kitimat-Stikine Regional D; British Columbia; Canada

See related items: Tsimshian (Ts’msyen); Basketmaking and fiber-working tools

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 14/9620
Barcode: 149620.000

Object Type: Basketmaking and fiber-working tools

Object Name: Bark shredder
Media/Materials: Stone
Techniques: Pecked

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6eb4d40a9-f3be-4ad6-baf4-ac763051e5a5

Record ID: NMAI_160705