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Wig or headdress of human hairE20781-0

FROM OLD 19TH CENTURY OR EARLY 20TH CENTURY EXHIBIT LABEL WITH CARD: "HEAD-DRESS.---SKULL CAP MADE OF FIVE TRIANGULAR PIECES OF BLUE AND RED CLOTH, ON THE EXTERIOR PART OF WHICH ARE SEWED NUMEROUS LONG LOCKS OF DARK-BROWN HUMAN HAIR. FITTED WITH STRINGS ON SIDE AND WORN AS DANCING WIG. SITKA-KWAHN INDIANS. CIRCUMFERENCE, 24 INS. LENGTH, 24 INS. SITKA, ALASKA, 1876. 20,781. COLLECTED BY J. G. SWAN."

Culture
Tlingit and Sitka
Made in
Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Dog Skin Medicine CapE88798-0

Swan's original tag with the artifact identifies this as a dancing cap.

Culture
Haida
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Slate Totem-Pole ModelE88979-0

From card: "Bear, bear-killer whale, and beaver motifs."

Culture
Haida
Made in
Fort Simpson, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Trout And Salmon NetE89203-0
Slate DishE359410-0

From card: "Surface inlaid with bone and etched with animal design, probably beaver."

Culture
Haida
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Embroidered BeltE89191-0
Pair Of Leggings With Beads (1 Pair)E89188-0

From card: "Dark blue or black wool with red wool trim at tops. Skin ties. Bear figure on each legging made of white glass beads and abalone shell disks. According to tag with object, goes with skirt #193 (Cat. #89187)."

Culture
Haida
Made in
Skidegate, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Haida Indian Frog's Head Dancing MaskE56463-0

FROM CARD: "$4.00."

Culture
Haida
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Copper Necklace And Pendant (2)E359277-0
Wooden Dish, Long And Shallow, Old StyleE60171-0