Knife sheath

Date created
circa 1880
Culture/People
Tahltan
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 1906.
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Place
British Columbia; Canada (inferred)
See related items
Tahltan
Personal items
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
1/889
Barcode
010889.000
Object Type
Personal items
Object Name
Knife sheath
Media/Materials
Hide, wool cloth, glass bead/beads
Techniques
Sewn, overlay beadwork, edge beaded
Dimensions
71 x 12.5 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b5c0149c-d7db-4fce-aa49-ae22318f9426
Record ID
NMAI_11283