From James G. Swan tag with artifact: ""Wythe of Cedar", Nimpkish Indians, Fort Rupert, B.C.. Wythe [a.k.a. withe or withy] made from the tapering limb of young "arbor vitae" the common cedar of the Northwest Coast, used to make fastening of any kind when rope is used and to repair canoes. It is first soaked in water and after holes have been bored in the two pieces of wood that are to be joined they are sewed together, the small end of the wythe acting as a needle. It is very strong."

From card: "Mask of wood - from Blunden Harbor, on the mainland coast of British Columbia, S. W. of Segmom Inlet, the Kwakiutl people. It represents a wolf's head, and was worn upon festival occasions." Mask has movable eyes and lower jaw.

Though catalogued as #1 in the collection, this object is actually #5 on the detailed list filed in the accession record.

FROM CARD: "OF HAYALIKAWI OF THE NANGES. ILLUS. IN USNM REPT, 1895; FIG. 180; P. 523."

FROM CARD: "SECOND HEADRING OG "HAYALIKWAI" ILLUS. IN USNM REPT, 1895; FIG. 176; P. 520."

From card: "Made of inner bark of red cedar, bottom in checkerwork, body in open wicker work in which the warps are crossed backward and forward between the pairs of wefts." From Emmons tag with the artifact: "Kwakiutl basket East + Nor West Coast of Vancouver Id, made of red cedar inner bark, used to carry + keep small pieces of clothes +c in." Tag also indicates this was given Conservation Lab number C351 at one time.