Firebag

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Culture/People: Tlingit [Sitka]
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) at an unknown date; purchased by George Heye from George T. Emmons in 1911.
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Place: Sitka; Sealaska Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Archipelago: Alexander Archipelago
Island Name: Baranof Island

See related items: Tlingit [Sitka]; Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/9112
Barcode: 029112.000

Object Type: Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Object Name: Firebag
Media/Materials: Velveteen, wool cloth, glass bead/beads, yarn
Techniques: Sewn, loom beadwork, overlay beadwork, strung, tasseled

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws68cf8f55f-7cda-4a92-ab73-a4c9872abfbd

Record ID: NMAI_31119