Scenes from a whale hunt

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Date created: 1870-1920

Culture/People: Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka)
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: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Lieutenant George T. Emmons (1852-1945, US Navy 1881-1899); purchased by MAI from George T. Emmons in 1924.
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Place: West coast of Vancouver Island; Vancouver Island; British Columbia; Canada
Archipelago: Vancouver Island Group
Island Name: Vancouver Island

See related items: Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka); Painting/Drawing/Print

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 13/3963
Barcode: 133963.000

Object Type: Painting/Drawing/Print

Object Name: Scenes from a whale hunt
Media/Materials: Cotton cloth, paint
Techniques: Painted
Dimensions: 228.3 x 87.6 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws653fd1f25-aec2-4c3a-b9b9-5ec964e5e0fb

Record ID: NMAI_143979