No catalog card found in card fileModel of E46343 made in the Anthropology Lab for exhibit purposes (# is written on the artifact). Original is from Sitka, Alaska with no culture identified, though it has been attributed as Tlingit.Anthropology Catalogue ledger book indicates this is a model of artifact E46343, modeled by the Anthropology Laboratory for exhibit at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis, 1904. The ledger lists the name of C.R. Luscombe, who is presumably the model maker.

From card: "Renumbered. Illus. in USNM AR, 1888, Pl. VII, fig. 19, p. 260." Identified in publication as "Ear and Nose Ornaments. Of shark's teeth. Auk Indians, Admiralty Island, Alaska. Collected by James G. Swan."Anthropology catalogue ledger book lists a collection date of 1876; i.e. this is probably part of the artifacts Swan collected in 1875/1876 for the Smithsonian the Centennial Exposition, possibly accession 4730? See E20848, which is possibly the same or related objects, since E72993 is identified as "renumbered"?

FROM CARD: "20804-6. WOVEN OF WOOL OF THE MOUNTAIN GOAT AND DOG HAIR [?]. LOAN: MUSEO NACIONAL DE ANTROPOLOGIA, MEXICO 6/18/1964." Loan returned 2012. Illus. Fig. 570a, p. 380, in "The Chilkat Blanket" by George T. Emmons, Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History, Vol. 3, part 4, 1907.Shgen George, weaver, made the following comments during the Tlingit Recovering Voices Community Research Visit, March 13-March 24, 2017. This blanket is smaller than other similar ones, but is not considered a child's robe. There are two kinds of black dye that were used on the object, and one is disintegrating faster than the other. The design is a diving whale, but the line dividing the panels crosses over one another, which is unusual. This design is always called diving whale unless it has fins or claws.

Object is from Yakutat Tlingit, Port Mulgrave, per Anthropology catalogue ledger book and Dall's field catalogue, filed under Accession No. 3258, entry under # 1157.

FROM CARD: "TWINED BASKET MAT. ILLUS. IN USNM AR, 1888; PL.36, FIG. 183; P. 314. ONE SENT TO THE CHARLESTON MUSEUM, NOV. 7, 1922. RETURNED SEPT. 26, 1989. SEE ALSO ACC. 387023." FROM CARD: "...LOANED TO THE S.I. CENTENNIAL COMM. 7-9-75. LOAN RETURNED MAR 22 1990."

From card: "After an extensive survey of the totem poles in the USNM collections, it is probable that this specimen is the pole exhibited opposite totem pole #18925 near the entrance to halls 9 and 11. The specimen was apparently collected by Swan for the Philadelphia Exposition of 1876 and can be noted in photos of the exhibit. Based on the USNM NW Coast collections and current NW Coast literature, the treatment of the specimen resembles southern Tlingit-work. 6/6/68 GP. Earlier opinions have been noted as follows: 1882 accessioned.Haida. 1962 V. Garfield.Tlingit. 1962 M. Barbeau. Haida. 1962 W. Holm. Tlingit. Loaned to Renwick 1/27/82. Returned 1983. Illus.: p.58, pl.15, Celebrations Catalogue, Smithsonian Press, 1982. Totem pole, ca.1850-75. Tlingit Indians; Alaska. Cedar, red and black paint 176 x 20 [inches] (447 x 50.8 [cm]). NMNH 54297; Probably collected by James G. Swan."From Card: "In 1990 this totem pole is on exhibit in Natural History Museum Exhibit Hall 9/11 with the following label: "Totem Pole, Probably Tlingit, southeast Alaska. The figures represent a man, a bear, and a frog."As of 2004, totem pole is on exhibit in right side of NMNH IMAX Theater lobby. 2009 exhibit label: "Heraldic pole, Queen Charlotte Islands, Canada. Haida [sic] noble's heraldic pole illustrating ancestral history. Top figure wears chief's hat showing family wealth. Collected in 1875 by James Swan and Haida artist Johnny Kit Elswa for 1876 Centennial Exposition, Philadelphia."As of 2018, pole is on exhibit in NMNH Sant Ocean Hall.This pole is part of a group of poles, E54297 – 54302, collected by James G. Swan in 1875, though they were not catalogued by the Smithsonian till 1882. They were all catalogued as Haida, from the Queen Charlotte Islands, B.C., however that does not seem correct for E54297. Robin Wright, Professor and Curator Emerita, University of Washington, has attributed the pole as Southern Tlingit. She notes that a similar pole is shown in a photo of Tuxekan. On that pole the bear is sitting on a monster head, instead of another bear as in E54927. She also indicates that the Tuxekan poles often have the square base rather than a rounded pole. See Ketchikan Museums, photo KM 77.3.5.450. Steven C. Brown, former curator at the Seattle Art Museum, identified the pole as Southern Tlingit in 2005, and thought it could be attributed to the Tuxekan area. Steve Henrikson, Curator at the Alaska State Museum, is also of the opinion that it is more Tlingit looking than Haida.A photo of this pole on display at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia in 1876 is in the collections of the Smithsonian Institution Archives: Photo ID 90-7265, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 61, Folder: 5, https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_sic_8250 . Pole partially visible in back left of photo.