Shaman's wand/baton (Image withheld)
date: label: Date created
content: 1840-1860
name: label: Culture/People
content: Yakutat Tlingit
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: Collection history unknown, but said to have been collected in 1889; purchased by MAI from Lieutenant George T. Emmons (1852-1945, US Navy 1881-1899) in 1929.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Yakutat; Sealaska Native Corporation; Alaska; USA (inferred)
setName: label: See related items
content: Yakutat Tlingit
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: 16/6792
label: Barcode
content: 166792.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Shaman's wand/baton (Image withheld)
label: Media/Materials
content: Wood, human hair, paint
label: Techniques
content: Carved, painted