Rope stretcher/straightener

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Culture/People: probably Inuvialuit [Mackenzie Delta] (attributed)
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 1909.
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Place: Banks Island; Inuvialuit Settlement Region; Northwest Territories; Canada
Archipelago: Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Island Name: Banks Island
Island Grouping: South Canadian Arctic Islands

See related items: Inuvialuit [Mackenzie Delta]; Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/4326
Barcode: 024326.000

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)

Object Name: Rope stretcher/straightener
Media/Materials: Ivory
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63c4dd67a-0196-4cdf-b710-3a8fb80a5a19

Record ID: NMAI_25819