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Object Number
14-27-10/85805
Display Title
Eagle tails colored with dry mineral paint, carried by shaman
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ornament, eagle feathers (tail?) brown on brown, bundled with cord
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Gitksan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
British Columbia
/
<County>
/
Kishgagass Village
Additional Geographic Terms
Babine River
Materials
Feather, Cord
Dimensions
Overall: 37.3 x 12 x 2.6 cm (14 11/16 x 4 3/4 x 1 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
14-27-10/85805
Provenance
Collector
Lt. George Thornton Emmons
(?)
Donor
Lt. George Thornton Emmons
(1914)
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