Shaman's wand/baton (Image withheld)
date: label: Date created
content: 1840-1860
name: label: Culture/People
content: Chilkat Tlingit
label: Previous owner
content: American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), 1869-
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) between 1882 and 1887; purchased from Emmons by the American Museum of Natural History (New York, New York) in 1888; reacquired by George T. Emmons through an exchange with the American Museum of Natural History in 1915; purchased by George Heye from George T. Emmons in 1915.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Shaman's grave house; Chilkat; Sealaska Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Chilkat 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: 4/1070
label: Barcode
content: 041070.000
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, paint
label: Techniques
content: Carved, painted
label: Dimensions
content: 51 x 2.5 x 6.5 cm