Net shuttle

Culture/People
Iñupiaq
Possible 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
Presenter/funding source
Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935
Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of and possibly collected by Lieutenant George T. Emmons (1852-1945, US Navy 1881-1899) at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from George T. Emmons in 1916 using funds donated by Thea Heye.
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Place
Cape Nome; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
See related items
Iñupiaq
Weaving tools/equipment
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
5/1207
Barcode
051207.000
Object Type
Weaving tools/equipment
Object Name
Net shuttle
Media/Materials
Walrus Ivory
Techniques
Carved
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6bdcdf51f-3df2-4577-82a2-9c03d5e83189
Record ID
NMAI_55291