Burden strap/Tumpline
name: label: Culture/People
content: Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)
label: Possible seller
content: Arthur Wellesley Vowell (A. W. Vowell), Non-Indian, 1841-1918
label: Possible owner
content: Arthur Wellesley Vowell (A. W. Vowell), Non-Indian, 1841-1918
label: MAI agent
content: George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; probably from the collection of Arthur Wellesley Vowell (1841-1918, Superintendent of Indian Affairs for British Columbia); purchased by MAI in 1916 through Lieutenant George T. Emmons (1852-1945, US Navy 1881-1899).
label: Contact Us
content: Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement
place: label: Place
content: British Columbia; Canada
setName: label: See related items
content: Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)
label: See related items
content: Transportation Items
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 5/5019
label: Barcode
content: 055019.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Transportation Items
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Burden strap/Tumpline
label: Media/Materials
content: Cedar bark
label: Techniques
content: Braided