Provenience note: Anthropology catalogue ledger book lists a locality of Alaska for E67931 - 68019. Catalogue cards list a locality of Sitka. Alaska. It is unclear which is correct, though it is probable that the collection was purchased in Sitka.

FROM CARD: "60136-40. [From 19th or early 20th century exhibit] LABEL: "HORN SPOONS. BOWLS, MADE FROM THE HORN OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN SHEEP. IN SOME EXAMPLES THE HANDLES ARE MADE FROM THE HORN OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN GOAT. IN SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA, IN CANADA, AND THROUGHOUT THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION OF THE UNITED STATES, THE HORN OF THE MOUNTAIN SHEEP IS USED IN MAKING DOMESTIC UTENSILS. THE HORN OF THE GOAT ALSO LENDS ITSELF TO THE CARVER'S ART, AND BY THE TLINGIT INDIANS IS CARVED AND ENGRAVED TO REPRESENT TOTEMIC IDEAS."

FROM CARD: "PEOPLE: HANNEGAN INDS. REMARKS: ILLUS. IN USNM AR, 1888; PL. 24, FIG. 101; P. 278. *HANNEGAN INDIANS. KLAWARK VILLAGE, PRINCE WALES IS. (HENYA TLINGIT). ALT SPELLING: HANEGA. HANNEGAS. SEE HODGE, HANDBOOK OF AMERICAN INDIANS." FROM OLD 19TH OR EARLY 20TH CENTURY EXHIBIT LABEL WITH CARD: "CARVING TOOL AND SHEATH.---LONG CURVED HANDLE OF WALRUS IVORY. BLADE OF IRON RIVETED TO THE HANDLE. SHEATH OF LEATHER. LENGTH, 17 1/2 INCHES; WIDTH, 1 3/4 INCHES. ESKIMO [sic] OF PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND, ALASKA. 20,831. COLLECTED BY JAMES G. SWAN."Anthropology catalogue ledger book identifies Catalogue #s E20827 and E20911 as Swan original # 61. List in accession file identifies # 61 as "1 box containing complete outfit of an Indian medicine man, Hannegan Indians, Klawark village, P. of Wales Island, Alaska." Catalogue Nos. E20828 - 38 may be related objects?

Per Anthropology catalogue ledger book and Dall's field catalogue, filed under Accession No. 3258, entry under # 605, collector is [Captain] A. [Amos] T. Whitford and object is from Sitka Tlingit.

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

FROM CARD: "$12.00. TWO SEPARABLE PIECES, FORMING A WHOLE. UPPER PART - 29" H. 4-3/4" W. 4-1/4" DIA. BASE-17-1/4"1. 5-1/4" W. 4-3/4" H. REPAIRED AND RESTORED AT CONSERVATION 3/23/1973." FROM SWAN'S HANDWRITTEN LIST IN ACCESSION RECORD: "FROM THE PRINCE OF WALES ARCHIPELAGO SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA. KYGANI BRANCH OF THE HAIDA FAMILY OF QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS."From tag in James Swan's hand with artifact: "Fur seal hunter with a seal in his hands nearly split in two. The hunters feet rest on the bears head, and the whole stand on the back of the sea lion. This interesting group is from the Prince of Wales archipelago and an allegorical and descriptive. No 19 $12.00."