Body-painting tool

Culture/People
Chilkat Tlingit
Previous owner
Kaagwaantaan (Wolf) clan (family of Karg-Wan-Ton)
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
Formerly owned by the Kaagwaantaan (Wolf) clan; 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 1911.
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Place
Sealaska Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
See related items
Chilkat Tlingit
Personal items
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
2/9078
Barcode
029078.000
Object Type
Personal items
Object Name
Body-painting tool
Media/Materials
Wood
Techniques
Carved, painted
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws64088790c-d4aa-48c0-87f3-a5228729b175
Record ID
NMAI_31084