Pipe bowl representing the spirit of Lituya Bay that transforms its drowned victims into bears
date: label: Date created
content: 1820-1860
name: label: Culture/People
content: Tlingit [Hoonah]
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: Formerly owned by the chief of the T'akdeintaan (Sea Pigeon) clan of Hoonah; collected in 1888 by Lieutenant George T. Emmons (1852-1945, US Navy 1881-1899) from an abandoned house owned by the chief; purchased by George Heye from George T. Emmons in 1906.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Lituya Bay; Sealaska Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Tlingit [Hoonah]
label: See related items
content: Pipes and Smoking
label: On View
content: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Northwest Coast
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 9205
label: Barcode
content: 009205.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Pipes and Smoking
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Pipe bowl representing the spirit of Lituya Bay that transforms its drowned victims into bears
label: Media/Materials
content: Wood, brass, abalone/haliotis shell, brass nails
label: Techniques
content: Carved, inlaid, rolled, soldered, nailed
label: Dimensions
content: 13.0 x 24.0 x 7.0 cm