Chief's staff with owl, animal, fish, and human figures
date: label: Date created
content: circa 1850
name: label: Culture/People
content: Tsimshian (Ts’msyen)
label: Seller
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: Collection history unknown, but said to have been collected circa 1870; formerly in the collection of Lieutenant George T. Emmons (1852-1945, US Navy 1881-1899); purchased by MAI from George T. Emmons in 1917.
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place: label: Place
content: Kitkatla (Lax Klan); North Coast Regional District (Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District); British Columbia; Canada (inferred)
setName: label: See related items
content: Tsimshian (Ts’msyen)
label: See related items
content: Personal items
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 6/4582
label: Barcode
content: 064582.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Personal items
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Chief's staff with owl, animal, fish, and human figures
label: Media/Materials
content: Wood
label: Techniques
content: Carved
label: Dimensions
content: 180 x 6 cm