Bark beater

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Date created: circa 1890

Culture/People: Haisla [Kitamaat]
Seller: Landsberg's Free Museum
Previous owner: Frederick Landsberg (F. Landsberg), Non-Indian, 1861-1935
Seller agent: Frederick Landsberg (F. Landsberg), Non-Indian, 1861-1935

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Frederick Landsberg (1861-1935, a Victoria, British Columbia, dealer in Indian artifacts with a shop called Landsberg's Free Museum); purchased by George Heye from Landsberg's Free Museum in 1905.
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Place: Kitimat (Kitamaat); Kitimat-Stikine Regional District; British Columbia; Canada

See related items: Haisla [Kitamaat]; Basketmaking and fiber-working tools

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 4640
Barcode: 004640.000

Object Type: Basketmaking and fiber-working tools

Object Name: Bark beater
Media/Materials: Animal Bone
Techniques: Carved, grooved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6bb14ac05-261e-46ab-a963-ee5db3041586

Record ID: NMAI_4758