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ResearcherPerson
Dr. Robert and Karen CorderDate
Aug 30, 2023Notes
TS'MSYEN (Tsim-she-yan) meaning "inside the Skeena River; sometimes spelled Tsimshian or Tsm'syen is a name that is broadly applied to Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast. They speak languages of the Ts'msyen language family. Their communities. are found in Terrace and Prince Rupert, British Columbia.The Ts'msyen, along with the Tlingit of Alaska, British Columbia, and the Yukon and the Haida of Haida Gwaii, represent the Northwest Coast cultural area.Person
ROBERT CORDER MDNotes
THIS ARTIFACT SHARES THE SAME NUMBER AS AN IRON AX HEAD OF CAYUGA, INDIANA, BUT THE ETHNOGRAPHY SAYS IT IS BRITISH COLUMBIA. NATURALLY, THIS IS SOMEWHAT CONFUSING TO THE RESEARCHER. I BELIEVE THAT THE IRON AX HEAD IS AN ARTIFACT OF THE PERSON WHO CREATED THE MANUSCRIPT IN WHICH IT IS FOUND. FURTHER RESEARCH IS NECESSARY, HOWEVER, I BELIEVE THAT THE BASKET IS THE ORIGINAL ARTIFACT BELONGING TO 143/5341, NOT THE AX HEAD.