Frontlet headdress representing the sun
date: label: Date created
content: circa 1875
name: label: Culture/People
content: Nisga'a (Niska)
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
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected by Lieutenant George T. Emmons (1852-1945, US Navy 1881-1899) at an unknown date; acquired by MAI through an exchange with George T. Emmons in 1934.
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place: label: Place
content: Nass River; Kitimat-Stikine Regional District; British Columbia; Canada
setName: label: See related items
content: Nisga'a (Niska)
label: See related items
content: Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
label: On View
content: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Northwest Coast
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 18/5783
label: Barcode
content: 185783.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Frontlet headdress representing the sun
label: Media/Materials
content: Wood, sea snail (turban snail) opercula, human hair, paint, twine/string
label: Techniques
content: Carved, inlaid, painted
label: Dimensions
content: 26 x 29 x 11 cm