Shaman's charm or possibly once part of a headdress
date: label: Date created
content: circa 1870
name: label: Culture/People
content: Tsimshian (Ts’msyen)
label: Previous owner
content: Merton D. Simpson, Non-Indian, 1928-2013
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Merton D. Simpson (1928-2013, Merton D. Simpson Gallery, New York, New York); acquired by MAI in 1964 through an exchange with Merton Simpson.
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place: label: Place
content: Kitselas (Kitsilas, Kitzilas); Kitimat-Stikine Regional District; British Columbia; Canada
setName: label: See related items
content: Tsimshian (Ts’msyen)
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: 23/4981
label: Barcode
content: 234981.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Shaman's charm or possibly once part of a headdress
label: Media/Materials
content: Ivory
label: Techniques
content: Carved, incised
label: Dimensions
content: 17 x 2 cm