Beaver castor box/container

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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) at an unknown date; purchased by George Heye from George T. Emmons in 1915.
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Place: Babine River; Kisgegas; Kitimat-Stikine Regional District; British Columbia; Canada

See related items: Gitxsan (Gitksan); Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 4/3122
Barcode: 043122.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Beaver castor box/container
Media/Materials: Caribou bone
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b73139ec-ca37-4c2f-8a19-a56fbfdcaae6

Record ID: NMAI_46475