Shaman's charm/amulet
date: label: Date created
content: 1850-1890
name: label: Culture/People
content: Gitxsan (Gitksan)
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 by Lieutenant George T. Emmons (1852-1945, US Navy 1881-1899) from a very old shaman at Kitwanga (Kitwangar) village in 1910; purchased by George Heye from George T. Emmons in 1915.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Skeena River; Kitwanga (Kilwanga, Kitwingach); Kitimat-Stikine Regional District; British Columbia; Canada
setName: label: See related items
content: Gitxsan (Gitksan)
label: See related items
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 4/1670
label: Barcode
content: 041670.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects
label: Indigenous Term
content: aatxyasxw
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Shaman's charm/amulet
label: Media/Materials
content: Caribou antler, iron
label: Techniques
content: Carved
label: Dimensions
content: 4.2 x 2.9 cm