Object Details
- 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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- Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement
- Date created
- 1850-1880
- Catalog Number
- 1/4240
- Barcode
- 014240.000
- Object Type
- Masks and Masking
- Object Name
- Owl mask
- Media/Materials
- Cedar, hide thong/babiche, metal nails, paint
- Techniques
- Carved, drilled, pegged, nailed, stitched, painted
- Dimensions
- 29 x 24.5 x 27 cm
- Place
- Nass River mouth; Gingolx (Kincolith); Kitimat-Stikine Regional District; British Columbia; Canada
- See related items
- Nisga'a (Niska)
- Masks and Masking
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Record ID
- NMAI_14905
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws643564acf-5fd5-41fa-b535-713f92a8d044
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