Bark beater
date: label: Date created
content: 1800-1900
name: label: Culture/People
content: Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka)
label: Collector
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
label: Previous owner
content: George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945
label: Presenter/funding source
content: Harmon W. Hendricks (Harmon Washington Hendricks), Non-Indian, 1846-1928
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected by Lieutenant George T. Emmons (1852-1945, US Navy 1881-1899) at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from George T. Emmons in 1916 using funds donated by MAI trustee Harmon W. Hendricks (1846-1928).
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Vancouver Island; British Columbia; Canada (inferred)
label: Archipelago
content: Vancouver Island Group
label: Island Name
content: Vancouver Island
setName: label: See related items
content: Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka)
label: See related items
content: Basketmaking and fiber-working tools
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 5/4228
label: Barcode
content: 054228.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Basketmaking and fiber-working tools
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Bark beater
label: Media/Materials
content: Whale bone
label: Techniques
content: Carved
label: Dimensions
content: 27 x 4.1 x 4.5 cm