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: "4/4/68 - includes pair of leggings, only a few coins remain on skirt, GP A-B-C. Leggings have red wool applique and shell buttons. Skirt [a.k.a. apron] decorated with puffin beaks and coins. Collector's tag: "Dancing skirt and leggings. Ancient work was trimmed when new with puffin beaks and Chinese copper coins. Procured at Massett [Masset] of Scana cha tas, a chief whose father formerly owned and wore the dress in ceremonials. Chinese copper coins were brought from Canton by traders 100 years ago and were very common among the coast tribes who trimmed their blankets with them."The handwritten James G. Swan tag quoted on the card above is still with the artifacts as of 2010. In addition to the information quoted above, it lists the objects as Swan original No. 70 and indicates a collection date of July 7th, 1883, at a cost of $1.25.

From card: "Bilateral type with multiple barbs and a lanyard eye in the base. Found in the collection."

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: "Skidgate [Skidegate] collection. Illus. in USNM AR, 1888; pl. 48, fig. 272, p. 322. Loan to R. H. Lowie Museum 12/31/64. Loan returned Feb 15, 1966." Illus. Pl. 59, p. 48, and described p. 47 in Barbeau, Marius. 1957. Haida carvers in argillite/ Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources, National Museum of Canada. Barbeau attributes to carver Tom Price. Motifs: 2 bears on outside and 2 bears and 2 eagles on inside of dish or plate.

From card: "Carved horns mounted on buckskin band."This object is on loan to the Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center, from 2010 through 2027.Source of the information below: Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center Alaska Native Collections: Sharing Knowledge website, by Aron Crowell, entry on this artifact http://alaska.si.edu/record.asp?id=704 , retrieved 6-24-2012: Headdress On this shaman's crown, mountain goat horns carved in the shape of bear claws are fastened to a leather head band. The eyes of the spirit faces at the base of each horn are inset with abalone shell. On solitary spirit quests in the mountains, a shaman might dream of the power to cure sickness, and acquire that ability; or he might be visited by Property Woman who controlled wealth, and become rich through his practice.