FROM CARD: "SENT AS LOAN TO L. J. BERGER - AMER. COLORTYPE CO. 277 BROADWAY, NEW YORK CITY. MARCH 27, 1903. ILLUS. IN USNM REPT., 1902; PL. 73; P. 548."

FROM CARD: "CARVED WOOD TO IMITATE SKUNK CABBAGE. ONE TO CIN. ART. MUS. DEC. 1888." SEE PROCESSING LAB ACCESSION FILE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. See p. 206-207 in Wright, Robin Kathleen. 2001. Northern Haida master carvers. Seattle: University of Washington Press. Wright identifies this object as having been collected by James G. Swan from Duncan ginaawaan at Klinkwan in 1875.

From late 19th or early 20th century exhibit label with card: "Plaiting in Cedar Bark. - Half finished wallet made of the inner bark of the giant cedar (Thuja giagantea) in three colors, the natural hue of the bark, light-brown, and black. The weaving is in plain, square patterns, similar to that done by the Indians farther south. Henneah or Hennegah (Henya) Indians (Koluschan Stock), Tuxshekan (Tuxikan). Southeast Alaska, 1889. Gift of Lieut. George T. Emmons, U.S.N. The Indians of the Northwest Coast formerly removed slabs of cedar bark by hacking around the tree as in gathering tan bark, and then splitting them off in strips or whole, by means of wedges made of the ribs of the deer. These slabs then received a different treatment according to their future use as roof coverings, cinctures, beds, sails, mats, or baskets. For weaving or plaiting the bast or inner bark was peeled off and split with the thumb-nail. The black dyeing was done by burying the strips in a bog, and the brown by means of vegetable substances. No loom was used, but the plaiter sat on the ground and manipulated her material in precisely the same way as the palm-leaf-hat makers."

WILKES?; SMALL TUBULAR BASKET; DECORATION: 3 HORIZONTAL BANDS OF DOUBLE ZIGZAGS BANDED BY THIN LINES, RECORDED AS NO. E2708 WHICH IS INCORRECT, PER JANE WALSH. OREGON. POSSIBLY WILKES/U.S. EXPLORING EXPEDITION COLLECTION? SEE SIMILAR BASKETS ET7616, ET20352 AND E2711. SPECULATIVELY, THIS MAY STILL BE PART OF THE U.S. EXPORING EXPEDITION/WILKES COLLECTION, EVEN IF THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS WRONG?

FROM CARD: "8/17/66: INVENTORIED."Bow and 4 arrows.

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 for E23523-46: "Dec 20, 1972, Bill Holm says that these are definitely Haida."Cultural ID for paddles E23523 - 23546 is somewhat in question. They were catalogued as Clallam, Bill Holm has identified them as Haida, but James Swan in correspondence in the accession file references 24 Bella Bella paddles.