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Leather Suit-Of-ArmorE60239-0

FROM CARD: "ILLUS. IN USNM AR, 1893; PL. 16, 17; P. 642."

Culture
Tlingit and Hutsnuwu
Made in
Angoon, Admiralty Island, Alaska, USA ?; Kootznahoo, Alaska, USA ? or Killisnoo, Killisnoo Island, Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Wooden Dish, Long And Shallow, Old StyleE60168-0

Alan Zuboff, Shirley Kendall, and Ruth Demmert made the following comments during the Tlingit Recovering Voices Community Research Visit. This object could have been used as a serving dish for food, and you can still smell the seal oil on this object. This is possibly from Kaach.adi clan from Admiralty Islands (rv_Tlingit_2017_0320_008; 4:30).

Culture
Tlingit and Hutsnuwu
Made in
Angoon, Admiralty Island, Alaska, USA ?; Kootznahoo, Alaska, USA ? or Killisnoo, Killisnoo Island, Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Wooden Spoon, CarvedE60143-0
Wooden StaffE60211-0

From card: "Wooden staff of Indian doctor used in incantations."E60210 and E60211 are both catalogued as doctor's staffs. There are 2 entries in the list in the accession file that appear to describe these objects. One entry lists "1 carved, long staff, Doctors, [from] Kootzahoo (i.e. Hutsnuwu Tlingit). The other entry lists "1 medicine stick, long, [from] Hoonia" (i.e. Hoonah). Unfortunately, it is unclear which description applies to which staff, though it can be speculated that the carved staff may be E60210?

Culture
Tlingit, Hoonah and Hutsnuwu
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Indian PaintE20851-0

FROM CARD: "FROM A HEMLOCK FUNGUS."List in accession file identifies this as # 71 - "Specimens of Indian paint made from the fungus which grows on hemlock trees. This is roasted in hot ashes half an hour, when it turns Indian red color."

Culture
Tlingit and Hutsnuwu
Made in
Admiralty Island, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Stone Charms, CarvedE60129-0
Totem CharmE60124-0
Wooden Dish With Handle CarvedE60164-0

FROM CARD: "60162-65. 60,164: LABEL READS: 'TLINKIT INDIANS'."

Culture
Tlingit and Hutsnuwu
Made in
Angoon, Admiralty Island, Alaska, USA ?; Kootznahoo, Alaska, USA ? or Killisnoo, Killisnoo Island, Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Bag Of Gambling-SticksE60223-0