Ceremonial copper bearing the formal name "Nam-ka-malis" (Halibut Head)
date: label: Date created
content: 1800-1900
name: label: Culture/People
content: Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)
label: Previous owner
content: Chief Kanoose, Gwawa'enux Kwakwaka'wakw (Gosqeunox/Guauaenok)
label: Previous owner
content: Frederick Landsberg (F. Landsberg), Non-Indian, 1861-1935
label: Previous owner
content: Archer V. Martin (Archer Evans Stringer Martin), Non-Indian, 1865-1941
label: Seller
content: Archer V. Martin (Archer Evans Stringer Martin), Non-Indian, 1865-1941
notes: label: Collection History
content: Formerly owned by Chief Kanoose; acquired by Frederick Landsberg (1861-1935, a Victoria, British Columbia, dealer in Indian artifacts) before 1900; acquired by Archer V. Martin (1865-1941, a judge in Victoria, British Columbia) at an unknown date; purchased by George Heye from Archer Martin in 1916.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: West side of entrance to Knight Inlet; Gilford Island; Mount Waddington Regional District; British Columbia; Canada
label: Archipelago
content: British Columbia mainland coastal islands
label: Island Name
content: Gilford Island
setName: label: See related items
content: Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)
label: See related items
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 5/402
label: Barcode
content: 050402.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items
label: Indigenous Term
content: t'lakwa
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Ceremonial copper bearing the formal name "Nam-ka-malis" (Halibut Head)
label: Media/Materials
content: Copper
label: Techniques
content: Hammered, repoussé, cut
label: Dimensions
content: 64 x 25.5 x 3 cm