Spoon

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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

Collection History: Collected by Lieutenant George T. Emmons (1852-1945, US Navy 1881-1899) in 1910; purchased by George Heye from George T. Emmons in 1910.
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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: Gitxsan (Gitksan); Food/Beverage Serving

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/6994
Barcode: 026994.000

Object Type: Food/Beverage Serving

Object Name: Spoon
Media/Materials: Buffalo horn
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b75b1680-65c7-4903-b25f-103dfad79503

Record ID: NMAI_28382