Copper
date: label: Date created
content: 1800-1900
name: label: Culture/People
content: Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)
label: Previous owner
content: Chief James Wallas (James Wallace), Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)
label: Possible collector
content: Wilhelm Helmer, Non-Indian
label: Previous owner
content: Wilhelm Helmer, Non-Indian
label: Seller
content: Wilhelm Helmer, Non-Indian
notes: label: Collection History
content: Formerly owned by Chief James Wallas (James Wallace, Kwakwaka'wakw); probably collected from Chief Wallas by Wilhelm Helmer at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from Wilhelm Helmer in 1965.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Vancouver Island; British Columbia; Canada
label: Archipelago
content: Vancouver Island Group
label: Island Name
content: Vancouver 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: 23/5862
label: Barcode
content: 235862.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items
label: Indigenous Term
content: t'lakwa
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Copper
label: Media/Materials
content: Copper
label: Techniques
content: Hammered
label: Dimensions
content: 51.3 x 32.2 cm