• Results (9,752)
  • Search

Item Search

The item search helps you look through the thousands of items on the RRN and find exactly what you’re after. We’ve split the search into two parts, Results, and Search Filters. You’re in the results section right now. You can still perform “Quick searches” from the menu bar, but if you’re new to the RRN, click the Search tab above and use the exploratory search.

View Tutorial

Log In to see more items.

Gambling ToolsE20647-0
PaddleE361716-0

From card: "The shape is not typical but the painting is of the Northwest Coast type. - R. Elder. Puget Sound - Bill Holm."

Culture
Tlingit ?
Made in
Canada ? or Washington, USA ?
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
View Item Record
Wooden Spoon And Fork (2)E313734-0
Stone Hammer With Wooden Handle (Ancient)E16387-0

REPLACEMENT CARD: INFORMATION COPIED FROM LEDGER,AUGUST,1983.Dall's field catalogue, filed under Accession No. 3258, entry under # 624, describes this object as "stone hammer, formerly in use among Sitka Thlinkets." Dall also notes that he had about six inches sawed off the handle, to pack it better.

Culture
Tlingit and Sitka
Made in
Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
View Item Record
Wooden Spoon, Flat CarvedE60148-0
Carved Wooden RattleE20760-0

FROM CARD: "CHIEFS RATTLE, CARVED WOOD. DESIGN: THE RUSSIAN DOUBLE HEADED EAGLE; PAINTED RED, GREEN AND BLACK."Tlingit Chief's Rattle (Ceco'q), painted wood, with small pebbles or lead shot inside for rattles.

Culture
Tlingit
Made in
Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
View Item Record
BasketE373178-0
Double Reed-InstrumentE20695-0

FROM CARD: "BELL AND TUBE MADE OF A BLOCK OF WOOD, SPLIT INTO HALVES LONGITUDINALLY. THE DOUBLE REED IS LARGE AND MADE OF PINE IN TWO SECTIONS. WHICH ARE LASHED TOGETHER AT THE BASE. IT IS PACKED WITH STRIPS OF CLOTH INSIDE THE TUBE JUST ABOVE WHERE THE BELL COMMENCES. THIS FORM OF AN INSTRUMENT WITH A BELL AND THE FORM OF THE DOUBLE REED IS PROBABLY COPIED FROM EUROPEAN INSTRUMENTS. SEE U.S.M. REPORT (NIBLACK) 1888, P. 330. LXI, NO. 327; ALSO WILSON'S PREHISTORIC ART, P1, 72, FIG. 4."

Culture
Tsimshian
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
View Item Record
BasketE324696-0
Carved Black Horn SpoonE9275-0