Basket baby-carrier model/toy

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Culture/People: possibly Stl'atl'imx (Lillooet) (attributed); collected from the Gitxsan (Gitksan)
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) in 1910; purchased by George Heye from George T. Emmons in 1910.
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Place: Skeena River; North Coast Regional District (Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District), Kitimat-Stikine Regional D; British Columbia; Canada

See related items: Stl'atl'imx (Lillooet); Gitxsan (Gitksan); Transportation Items: Baby carriers

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/6988
Barcode: 026988.000

Object Type: Transportation Items: Baby carriers

Object Name: Basket baby-carrier model/toy
Media/Materials: Cedar root/roots, grass, cotton cloth
Techniques: Coiled, imbricated

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65cc11253-ee79-4f6e-aed1-294c26ac7849

Record ID: NMAI_28375