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Object Number 14-27-10/85865
Display Title Carved caribou hoof for dance apron ornament
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved horn ornament, leather tie
Classification
  • Accessory
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Gitksan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia / <County> / Kishpiyeoux Village
Additional Geographic Terms Skeena River
Materials Horn
Dimensions Overall: 4.6 x 4.1 x 1.9 cm (1 13/16 x 1 5/8 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 14-27-10/85865
Provenance
Collector Lt. George Thornton Emmons (?)
Donor Lt. George Thornton Emmons (1914)

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