Celt

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Culture/People: Bering Strait Iñupiaq [Diomedes]
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); lent to MAI by George T. Emmons in 1920; purchased by MAI from George Emmons in 1924.
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Place: Diomede Islands; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Archipelago: Bering Sea Islands
Island Name: Diomede Islands

See related items: Bering Strait Iñupiaq [Diomedes]; Woodworking tools

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 10/1853
Barcode: 101853.000

Object Type: Woodworking tools

Object Name: Celt
Media/Materials: Jade
Techniques: Ground

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws655a543ee-51a2-45dc-a5f6-6c9da0f6cff2

Record ID: NMAI_109995