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Grass Pouch With CoverE4753-0
2 PaddlesE72922-0
Twined BasketE393448-0
Whaling PaddleE26782-0
Kelp Halibut-Line 2E72642-0

LEDGER AND CATALOG CARD SAY 1/2 SENT TO GIGLIOLI, ITALY.

Culture
Makah
Made in
Washington, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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BasketE1046-10
Medicine RattlesE1034-0

FROM CARD: "NO. 1 HAS ELEVEN VALVES OF PECTUR [sic] SHELLS, HOOP OF SPRUCE ROOT NO. 2 HAS 16 VALVES STRUNG ON A SINGLE HOOP WHICH ITS ENDS LAPPED AND FEATHERS PLACED AT THE LAP, THE FEATHER AND LAP WOUND WITH CEDAR BARK. NO 3 HAS 3 HOOPS OF DIA. 2-1/2, 1-7/8 AND 1-3/8. STRUNG WITH SMALL PECTUR [sic] SHELLS."The shells on the rattle are called "Pectur" on the old catalogue card. "Pectur" may be a mistranscription of "Pecten". In support of this, note that James G. Swan in a July 10, 1864 letter in the accession file refers to these rattles as made of scallop shells.

Culture
Makah
Made in
Washington, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Harpoon Point And SheathE72636-0
Basketry Covered ShellE402091-0

Identified as of probable Makah manufacture by Teri Rofkar, Tlingit basket maker, 3-2003

Culture
Tlingit ? or Makah ?
Made in
Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA and British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Grass BasketE9223-13

This basket is small and almost flat-- looks like it might be a lid, but it doesn't fit any of the other baskets in this catalog number. It is also made with a finer and lighter color reed than the others. Might be misnumbered.

Culture
Makah
Made in
Washington, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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