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MaskE217414-0
- Culture
- Kwakiutl (Kwakwaka'wakw)
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
Stone AdzeE723-0
For more information, see pdf of additional documentation on the Gibbs collections provided by Liz Hammond-Kaarremaa which is filed with the Emu accession/transaction record.
- Culture
- Northwest Coast
- Made in
- USA ? or Canada ?
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
Open BasketE395520-1
From card: "Round baskets, tapering slightly inward toward flat base of plain plaited weave in flat cedar-bark strips, while sides are in wrapped twining on very thin strips. One [E395520-0] has design in purple of whales and men in boat, while other [E395520-1] is just green and red horizontal bands. One slightly damaged."
- Culture
- Makah
- Made in
- Cape Flattery, Washington, USA
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
Carved Stone CharmE21181-0
- Made in
- Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
Berry SpoonE20821-0
FROM CARD: "20820-5: ILLUS. IN USNM AR, 1888; PL. 42; FIGS. 227-240; P.318." Identified in the publication as from Kake Tlingit. FROM OLD 19TH OR EARLY 20TH CENTURY EXHIBIT LABEL WITH CARD: "SPOONS.---MADE OF WOOD. USED ESPECIALLY FOR BERRIES, BY ALL NORTHWEST INDIAN TRIBES. KAKE INDIANS (KOLUSCHAN STOCK), ALASKA. 20,820-25. COLLECTED BY JAMES G. SWAN. 20820-25 NEG. NO.6212."Florence Sheakley made the following comments during the Tlingit Recovering Voices Community Research Visit, March 13-March 24, 2017. These spoons are made of yellow cedar. All of these were made by the same carver. The paddles were made first, and then the carvings were added, but it is unclear why there are holes on the spoons. These spoons were used for blending and making soapberries, which fluff up, similar to a meringue. This is in a set of four, E20819-0, E20821-0, E20823-0, E20824-0
- Culture
- Tlingit, Stikine ? and Kake ?
- Made in
- “United States: Alaska: Wrangell Island (not certain) / Fort Wrangell (not certain)” ?
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
Ivory CarvingE75464-0
- Made in
- Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
Carved StoneE67889-0
- Made in
- Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
Wooden Dish, Long And Shallow, Old StyleE60170-0
- Culture
- Tlingit and Hutsnuwu
- Made in
- Angoon, Admiralty Island, Alaska, USA ?; Kootznahoo, Alaska, USA ? or Killisnoo, Killisnoo Island, Alaska, USA ?
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
Fish ClubE336578-0
From card: "Made of yellow cedar"
- Culture
- Makah
- Made in
- Cape Flattery, Washington, USA
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
Antler Digging Stick HandleET676-0
ELONGATED PERFORATION FOR WOOD STICK. SIMILAR TO NO. 2631.
- Culture
- Northwest Coast
- Made in
- USA ? or Canada ?
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History