Mask representing a horsefly
date: label: Date created
content: 1800-1900
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
label: Presenter/funding source
content: Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935
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 1918 using funds donated by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
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: Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 8/8001
label: Barcode
content: 088001.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
label: Indigenous Term
content: amiilux m wal'eek
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Mask representing a horsefly
label: Media/Materials
content: Wood, copper alloy, paint
label: Techniques
content: Carved, painted
label: Dimensions
content: 25 x 23 x 18 cm