Charm used during preparations for whale hunt
date: label: Date created
content: 1850-1880
name: label: Culture/People
content: Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka)
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: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Lieutenant George T. Emmons (1852-1945, US Navy 1881-1899); purchased by MAI from George T. Emmons in 1924.
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place: label: Place
content: West coast of Vancouver Island; Carmanah; Cowichan Valley Regional District; British Columbia; Canada
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: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 13/3968
label: Barcode
content: 133968.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Charm used during preparations for whale hunt
label: Media/Materials
content: Yew
label: Techniques
content: Carved
label: Dimensions
content: 41 x 12.5 x 12 cm