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Ivory CarvingE75462-0

The objects catalogued as E75461 and E75462 are actually two halves of the same object, which may be an Eskimo drill bow?

Made in
Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Food DishE88949-0
HeadringE175512-0

FROM CARD: "2ND HEAD RING OF HYALIKAWI. ILLUS. IN USNM REPT, 1895; FIG. 179; P. 522."

Culture
Kwakiutl (Kwakwaka'wakw)
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Horn Comb, Elaborately CarvedE74952-0
Spatulate SpoonE274370-0
Cylindrical BasketE395507-0
Fish-Line, "Kark-Ti-Naddi"E72647-0
Indian Bead-Work StrapE11411-0

Provenience note, not every object in the collection is specifically listed and identified in the accession file list from Colyer in his letter dated August 29, 1872. The list mentions # "33, 34, 35 Indian beadwork from Wrangel Alaska, Stakeen [Stikine] Tribe." The Colyer collection does not contain a lot of Alaskan beadwork, so it is possible that some of the objects catalogued as E11411 - E11414, and identified as Tongass in the Anthropology catalogue ledger book, might be these objects?Florence Sheakley, an elder and beader, made the following comments during the Tlingit Recovering Voices Community Research Visit, March 13-March 24, 2017. This object has beadwork sewn to the edges, suggesting that it's a belt. A bag strap would be clear of any design at the edges. This object is 49 inches long, features a mountain design, and was likely a dancing belt. This object is made of small beads and bias tape.

Culture
Tlingit and Tongass
Made in
Tongass, Tongass Island, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Whalebone BoxE88719-0

From card: "For sewing work."Round container with baleen sides and wooden bottom; has a lid with wooden top and baleen sides. Resembles a round New England bentwood pantry box, with tacked/nailed joints. Box lid has two attached labels in James G. Swan's hand: "No 19 50¢. Masset B.C., Procured by J. G. Swan June 19, 1883", and "Whale bone box made by a Masset Indian and fastened with rivets of native copper in imitation of box made in Nantucket Mas."

Culture
Haida
Made in
Masset, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Spatula For Food 2E292262-0

From card: "Plain spatulas."

Culture
Bella Coola (Nuxalk)
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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