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Owl mask

National Museum of the American Indian
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Object Details

Culture/People
Gitxsan (Gitksan)
Collector
George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945
Previous owner
George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945
Seller
George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945
Presenter/funding source
Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935
Collection History
Collected by Lieutenant George T. Emmons (1852-1945, US Navy 1881-1899) at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from George T. Emmons in 1918 using funds donated by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
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Date created
circa 1910
Catalog Number
8/7996
Barcode
087996.000
Object Type
Masks and Masking
Native Term
amiilux m k'utk'unuxs maas
Object Name
Owl mask
Media/Materials
Wood, copper, paint
Techniques
Carved, painted
Dimensions
30 x 21 x 36 cm
Place
Skeena River; Kispiox (Kishpiyeoux); Kitimat-Stikine Regional District; British Columbia; Canada
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Gitxsan (Gitksan)
Masks and Masking
National Museum of the American Indian
Record ID
NMAI_95086
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63e5b497e-8e84-4188-afe1-7b62c1c2c4cc

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