Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected by Lieutenant George T. Emmons (1852-1945, US Navy 1881-1899) at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from George T. Emmons in 1916 using funds donated by MAI trustee Harmon W. Hendricks (1846-1928).
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka)
- Collector
- 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
- Previous owner
- George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945
- Presenter/funding source
- Harmon W. Hendricks (Harmon Washington Hendricks), Non-Indian, 1846-1928
- Date created
- 1800-1900
- Object Name
- Bark beater
- Media/Materials
- Whale bone
- Techniques
- Carved
- Dimensions
- 27 x 4.1 x 4.5 cm
- Object Type
- Basketmaking and fiber-working tools
