Garters/Legbands

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Culture/People: Nisga'a (Niska)
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 1907.
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Place: Nass River; Kitladamax (Kitlakdamik, Kit-lagh-damoks, Gitlarhdamks, Menesk); Kitimat-Stikine Regional District; British Columbia; Canada

See related items: Nisga'a (Niska); Clothing/Garments: Accessories

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 1/4356
Barcode: 014356.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments: Accessories

Object Name: Garters/Legbands
Media/Materials: Caribou hide/skin, puffin beak/beaks
Techniques: Cut, fringed, strung

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f9d96015-3335-4473-9d9f-e08d2978440e

Record ID: NMAI_15036