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Wooden Dish, SealE88858-0
Wood Carving: Rattling FigureE13099-0

FROM CARD: "13096-101. #13099 LOANED TO IAIA SANTA FE., NM 1 APRIL 1966. LOAN RETURNED NOV 28 1966."Carved wooden figure of a man sitting on a box. Rattles are inside the box. The accession record lists a group of Sitka carvings as part of this accession. This object may be one of those pieces, possibly the one described as "man on box", and thus possibly Tlingit rather than Haida?

Culture
Haida ? or Tlingit ?
Made in
Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA ? or British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Rain HatE418678A-0

Culture
Haida
Made in
USA ? or Canada ?
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Mask SculpinE20890-0

FROM CARD: "ILLUS. IN BAE 3RD AR, PL. XIX, FIGS. 43-4, P. 183." FROM 19TH OR EARLY 20TH CENTURY EXHIBIT LABEL WITH CARD: "HEAD-DRESS.---WOOD, HOLLOWED OUT UNDERNEATH TO FIT TOP OF HEAD, AND CARVED AND PAINTED ON TOP AND IN FRONT TO REPRESENT EYES, TEETH, AND MUZZLE OF SOME ANIMAL. ATTACHED TO AND PENDANT BEHIND ARE BODY, TAIL, AND GILLS CUT FROM THICK PAPER AND PAINTED TO REPRESENT A FISH. WORN IN DANCES BY HAIDAH INDIANS, S. W. PART OF PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND. LENGTH OF WOOD, 9 1/2 INS WIDTH, 7 1/4 INS. TOTAL LENGTH, 18 INS. PRINCE OF WALES ARCHIPELAGO, 1875. 20,890. COLLECTED BY J. G. SWAN. POSSIBLY A REPRESENTATION OF THLAMA (A SKATE FISH), WHICH SOME OF THE HAIDAH INDIANS HOLD IN HIGH REGARD." SEE PROCESSING LAB ACCESSION FILE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. See p. 206-207 in Wright, Robin Kathleen. 2001. Northern Haida master carvers. Seattle: University of Washington Press. Wright identifies this object as having been collected by James G. Swan from Duncan ginaawaan at Klinkwan in 1875.

Culture
Haida
Made in
Klinkwan, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Fish Knife, Copper BackE88772-0
Horn SpoonE360327-0

From card: "Handle carved with totemic representations of raven and other figures. One [E360327-1] has old number 274,196. It is from the Harriman collection."

Culture
Haida
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Arrow Iron-PointedE73547-0
Wooden Dance Hat, Blue, BeaverE89035-0

CATALOG CARD SAYS SENT TO TROCADERO, FRANCE. 1885, HOWEVER OBJECT WITH THIS NUMBER IS STILL IN THE COLLECTIONS.

Culture
Haida
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Dancing Mask And HeaddressE20866-0

FROM CARD: "LOAN: THE TEXTILE MUSEUM, 4/30/65." FROM 19TH OR EARLY 20TH CENTURY EXHIBIT LABEL WITH CARD: "HEAD-DRESS.---THE FRONT PART, WORN OVER FOREHEAD, IS OF WOOD ELABORATELY CARVED AND PAINTED TO REPRESENT HEAD AND FRONT PAWS OF A BEAR. THE EYEBROWS, PUPILS, NOSE, LIPS, AND PROJECTING TONGUE ARE OF COPPER. THE TEETH ARE ROWS OF SMALL WHITE SHELLS. ATTACHED TO BACK IS A FRAMEWORK OR BASKET TO FIT HEAD OF WEARER. BEHIND ARE PENDANT STRIPS OF CEDAR ROPE AND PADDLE-SHAPED STRIPS OF WOOD, WHICH CLASH TOGETHER WHEN MOVED. WORN IN DANCING BY HAIDAH INDIANS, PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND. LENGTH ON TOP, 1 FOOT. HEIGHT IN FRONT, 8 INCHES. LENGTH BEHIND, 2 FEET. PRINCE OF WALES ARCHIPELAGO, 1876. 20,866." SEE PROCESSING LAB ACCESSION FILE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. See p. 206-207 in Wright, Robin Kathleen. 2001. Northern Haida master carvers. Seattle: University of Washington Press. Wright identifies this object as having been collected by James G. Swan from Duncan ginaawaan at Klinkwan in 1875.

Culture
Haida
Made in
Klinkwan, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Masquerade Dress - MaskE89102-0

FROM CARD: "THE SCANA OR ORCA ALL FITTED FOR USE." MASK (WITHOUT DORSAL FINS) ILLUS. FIG. 109, P. 134, DISCUSSED P. 133, IN DOWN FROM THE SHIMMERING SKY BY PETER MACNAIR, VANCOUVER ART GALLERY, 1998. IDENTIFIED THERE BY PETER MACNAIR AS MASK REPRESENTING KILLER WHALE (ORCA).EC372 was determined to be part of mask E89102 and was "reunited" with it on January 26, 2023. The following notes are from records related to that number: Anthropology Conservation Lab records identify as "fish fins" or parts for a mask or costume. These appear to be two wooden representations of killer whale dorsal fins, worn on the body as part of masked dance outfits. Compare to similar object Catalogue No. E88814, Haida. Tag for dorsal fins indicates "Asbestos Cleared 1994."

Culture
Haida
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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