Spirit canoe in the form of a land otter
date: label: Date created
content: 1870-1900
name: label: Culture/People
content: Gitxsan (Gitksan)
label: Collector
content: George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945
label: Previous owner
content: George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945
label: Seller
content: George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945
notes: label: Collection History
content: 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 1914.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Skeena River; Kispiox (Kishpiyeoux); Kitimat-Stikine Regional District; British Columbia; Canada
setName: label: See related items
content: Gitxsan (Gitksan)
label: See related items
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 3/5017
label: Barcode
content: 035017.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects
label: Indigenous Term
content: watsx
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Spirit canoe in the form of a land otter
label: Media/Materials
content: Wood, paint
label: Techniques
content: Carved, painted
label: Dimensions
content: 22.5 x 7.5 x 6.5 cm