Chisel
date: label: Date created
content: AD 500-1600
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Stselax (ancestral Northwest Coast) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
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
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected or excavated by Lieutenant George T. Emmons (1852-1945, US Navy 1881-1899) at an unknown date; lent to MAI by George T. Emmons in 1920; purchased by MAI from George Emmons in 1924.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: 8 miles southwest of Victoria; Victoria; Capital Regional District; British Columbia; Canada
label: Archipelago
content: Vancouver Island Group
label: Island Name
content: Vancouver Island
setName: label: See related items
content: Stselax (ancestral Northwest Coast) (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Tools and Equipment (General)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 10/1874
label: Barcode
content: 101874.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Tools and Equipment (General)
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Chisel
label: Media/Materials
content: Nephrite
label: Techniques
content: Flaked/chipped, abraded, polished