Shaman's crown (Image withheld)
date: label: Date created
content: 1850-1870
name: label: Culture/People
content: Tlingit
label: Previous owner
content: Gush Tlein (Chief Shakes VI/Chief Shaikes), Tlingit
label: Previous owner
content: Family of Chief Shakes, Tlingit
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
notes: label: Collection History
content: Formerly owned by Chief Shakes (probably Gush Tlein, Chief Shakes VI, who held the title Chief Shakes from 1878 until his passing in 1916); acquired from members of the Shakes family by Lieutenant George T. Emmons (1852-1945, US Navy 1881-1899) at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from George T. Emmons in 1930.
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: Wrangell; Sealaska Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
label: Archipelago
content: Alexander Archipelago
label: Island Name
content: Wrangell Island
setName: label: See related items
content: Tlingit
label: See related items
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 17/6681
label: Barcode
content: 176681.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Shaman's crown (Image withheld)
label: Media/Materials
content: Ermine skin/fur, copper, hide, mountain goat horn, abalone/haliotis shell, hide thong/babiche
label: Techniques
content: Carved, inlaid, stitched