Covered box with bear and eagle designs

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Date created: 1780-1830

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 MAI from George T. Emmons in 1917.
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Place: Skeena River; Kispiox (Kishpiyeoux); Kitimat-Stikine Regional District; British Columbia; Canada

See related items: Gitxsan (Gitksan); Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 6/6324
Barcode: 066324.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels
Native Term: gal ink

Object Name: Covered box with bear and eagle designs
Media/Materials: Wood, sea snail (turban snail) opercula
Techniques: Carved, bent, inlaid
Dimensions: 50 x 32.5 x 33.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6826604cc-9686-4d9d-98d1-91bcc4ce08e3

Record ID: NMAI_71456