From card for E23523-46: "Dec 20, 1972, Bill Holm says that these are definitely Haida."Cultural ID for paddles E23523 - 23546 is somewhat in question. They were catalogued as Clallam, Bill Holm has identified them as Haida, but James Swan in correspondence in the accession file references 24 Bella Bella paddles.

From card: "Bird figurine carving. Purchased from the "Ye Olde Curiosity Shop", Seattle, Wash. Attached data tag suggests Haida origin. Additional info. in Lab Acc. file."As of 2018, only a fragment of the tag from Ye Olde Curiosity Shop remains with the rattle. It has the Ye Olde Curiosity Shop pricing system price code of "SA.YY" written on it, which translates to $35.00.

FROM CARD: "BROKEN."Plate has been broken and repaired, but one piece is missing. Incised and carved relief decoration, front and back, including floral and leaf motifs, compass-drawn motifs, cross-hatching.

Mask was originally catalogued as "Koloshian", but identification was later changed to Haida at an unknown time by an unknown person. “Carved wooden masks. These of women represent the face of an Alaska married woman. The lower lip pierced with large piece of ivory. The married women are recognized by this feature (and ring in nose.)” And, mask “is a facsimile of the face of the ordinary Alaska Indian woman (the lower lip pierced) all married woman observe this custom but a shirt silver needle or pin would better represent prevailing custom, excepting in women somewhat advanced in years.” per White's original catalog in the NAA.

From card: "Carved wood, in two longitudinal sections. There is a passage from end to end and a wooden double reed packed in the tail. The two sections lashed together. Design: Orca the whale killer (a.k.a. killerwhale), its eyes and nostrils are inlaid with copper. The upper part of body is stained black, the lower part the natural color of the wood."