Feast bowl in the form of a tufted puffin

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Object Details

Culture/People

Tlingit

Previous owner

George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945

Donor

George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945

Collection History

Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Lieutenant George T. Emmons (1852-1945, US Navy 1881-1899); donated to MAI by George T. Emmons in 1926.

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Date created

circa 1900

Catalog Number

14/6849

Barcode

146849.000

Object Type

Food/Beverage Serving

Object Name

Feast bowl in the form of a tufted puffin

Media/Materials

Wood, paint, animal hair

Techniques

Carved, painted

Dimensions

44 x 16.5 x 16. cm

Place

Sitka; Sealaska Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

Archipelago

Alexander Archipelago

Island Name

Baranof Island

See related items

Tlingit

Food/Beverage Serving

On View

NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals

Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a1428542-a253-45d0-9ac6-6587917f2321

Record ID

NMAI_157463