Object Details
- Collection History
- Formerly owned by the chief of the Laxsgiik (Eagle) clan; collected by Lieutenant George T. Emmons (1852-1945, US Navy 1881-1899) in 1907; purchased by MAI from George T. Emmons in 1920 with funds donated by MAI trustees James B. Ford (1844-1928) and Harmon W. Hendricks (1846-1928).
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Nisga'a (Niska)
- Previous owner
- Chief of the Laxsgiik (Eagle) Clan, 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
- Presenter/funding source
- James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928
- Harmon W. Hendricks (Harmon Washington Hendricks), Non-Indian, 1846-1928
- Date created
- circa 1880
- Object Name
- Eagle headdress
- Media/Materials
- Maple, paint, abalone/haliotis shell
- Techniques
- Carved, inlaid, painted
- Dimensions
- 32 x 18.4 cm
- Object Type
- Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
