FROM CARD: "BOTTLE.--COVERED WITH BASKET WORK. COILED WEAVING OF WHITE, BLACK, YELLOW, AND BROWN SPRUCE ROOT, BLENDED SO AS TO FORM A PLEASING SYSTEM OF CIRCLES. HEIGHT, 11 INCHES; DIAMETER, 3 1/8 INCHES. MAKAH INDIANS (WAKASHAN STOCK), NEAH BAY, WASHINGTON, 1876. 23,309. COLLECTED BY JAMES G. SWAN."Records in SI Archives of the Office of Distribution say this was sent to E Lovett in GB (Great Britain?) in April 1889. Either this is incorrect (it is still here!) or it was later returned to the museum.

CYLINDRICAL GRIP, ROUNDED BELLY, RIDGED BACK. STRING OF BRAIDED SINEW, SQUARE IN CROSS-SECTION.

From card: "Wallet like. Made by Makah, sold to Tsihilis (Chehalis) & Chinuks (Chinooks)."Card records locality as Bruseport, Wash. but notes that Bruseport is unknown and that this may possibly be Boistfort. Another more likely possibililty is that this is Bruceport.

Clyde Tallio (Nuxalk) of the delegation from Bella Bella, Bella Coola and Rivers Inlet communities of British Columbia made the following comments during the Recovering Voices Community Research Visit May 20th - 24th, 2013. The artist is the eldest brother of the four Carpenters, who were carvers. One can always tell because of his ears; ears are always on his masks.

NO NUMBER; NORTHWEST COAST-BUNDLE OF BONE, STICKS, AND SHELL HOOK WRAPPED WITH TWINE.