Chief's seat with dogfish, grizzly bear, and bear track crest designs
date: label: Date created
content: circa 1890
name: label: Culture/People
content: Haida
label: Artist/Maker
content: Charles Edenshaw (Charles Edensaw/Tahaygen/Da.axiigang), Haida, 1839-1920
label: Seller
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: Previous owner
content: Isabella Edenshaw (Kwii.aang), Haida, 1858-1926
label: Previous owner
content: Alec Yeltatzie (Alex Yeltatzie), Haida, 1878-1943
label: Previous owner
content: Charles Edenshaw (Charles Edensaw/Tahaygen/Da.axiigang), Haida, 1839-1920
notes: label: Collection History
content: Made by Charles Edenshaw for his wife Isabella Edenshaw (1866-1926); passed to Alec (Alex) Yeltatzie (Haida, 1878-1943) when he inherited the title Chief Eda'nsa after Charles Edenshaw's passing in 1924; acquired by Lieutenant George T. Emmons (1852-1945, US Navy 1881-1899) circa 1931; purchased by MAI from George T. Emmons in 1932.
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place: label: Place
content: Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands); North Coast Regional District (Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District); British Columbia; Canada
label: Archipelago
content: Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands)
setName: label: See related items
content: Haida
label: See related items
content: Furnishings (Home)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 18/2098
label: Barcode
content: 182098.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Furnishings (Home)
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Chief's seat with dogfish, grizzly bear, and bear track crest designs
label: Media/Materials
content: Wood, metal nails, paint
label: Techniques
content: Carved, painted, nailed
label: Dimensions
content: 188.3 x 72 x 114 cm