Canoe figurehead representing Land Otter Man
date: label: Date created
content: circa 1850
name: label: Culture/People
content: Nisga'a (Niska)
label: Possible collector
content: Dr. Israel Wood Powell (I.W. Powell), Non-Indian, 1836-1915
label: Possible owner
content: Dr. Israel Wood Powell (I.W. Powell), Non-Indian, 1836-1915
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 on the Nass River in 1870 by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs of British Columbia (probably Israel Wood Powell, 1836-1915, a noted collector of Indian artifacts); acquired by Lieutenant George T. Emmons (1852-1945, US Navy 1881-1899) at an unknown date; purchased by George Heye from George T. Emmons from George Emmons in 1914.
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place: label: Place
content: Nass River; Kitimat-Stikine Regional District; British Columbia; Canada
setName: label: See related items
content: Nisga'a (Niska)
label: See related items
content: Watercraft and accessories
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 3/5010
label: Barcode
content: 035010.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Watercraft and accessories
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Canoe figurehead representing Land Otter Man
label: Media/Materials
content: Wood, paint, human hair, iron nails
label: Techniques
content: Carved, painted, pegged, nailed
label: Dimensions
content: 62 x 23.2 x 43 cm