Bark beater
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Haida (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Lewis Hotchkiss Brittin (Louis H. Brittin/L.H. Brittin), Non-Indian, 1877-1952
label: Seller
content: Lewis Hotchkiss Brittin (Louis H. Brittin/L.H. Brittin), Non-Indian, 1877-1952
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Lewis Hotchkiss Brittin (1877-1952, a noted collector of books and Indian arts and founder of Northwest Airlines); purchased by George Heye from L.H. Brittin in 1906.
label: Contact Us
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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 (inferred)
label: Archipelago
content: Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands)
setName: label: See related items
content: Haida
label: See related items
content: Basketmaking and fiber-working tools
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 8576
label: Barcode
content: 008576.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Basketmaking and fiber-working tools
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Bark beater
label: Media/Materials
content: Whale bone
label: Techniques
content: Grooved, carved