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Wooden Whistle, WhaleE224416-0

Listed on page 42 in "The Exhibits of the Smithsonian Institution at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, California, 1915", in section "Arts of the Northwest Coast Tribes".

Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Boat PaddleE383143-0
Stone PestleA375915-0
Knife, SheathedE74262-0
Pipe Imitating Whale, WoodE67863-0
Shamans Dance Rattle (Skaga Sisha)E20585-0

FROM CARD: "MADE OF CARVED WOOD IN TWO SECTIONS, TIED TOGETHER AT THE EDGES AND NAILED TOGETHER AT THE HANDLE. DESIGNS, A HUMAN MASK HELD BY A BEAR. PAINTED RED, GREEN AND BLACK. ILLUS. IN USNM BULL. 136, PL 8G, P.121. LOAN GLENBOW NOV 13 1987. LOAN RETURNED NOV 25 1988."Karen Anderson (Nuxalk elder) and Ian Reid (Heiltsuk) of the delegation from Bella Bella, Bella Coola and Rivers Inlet communities of British Columbia made these comments during the Recovering Voices Community Research Visit May 20th - 24th, 2013. This is a medicine man's rattle. The medicine man won't shake it, but they'll move it in a way that creates a 'washing' sound. This piece has a classic northern style - especially the slanted eyes. It is similar to the Tlingit and Tsimshian style.

Culture
Bella Bella (Heiltsuk)
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Carved Wood Food-Dish, AncientE89153-0
Cellulose Bark FiberET15002-0

2 CELLULOSE BARK FIBER.

Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Stone Mortar For Grinding Paint For TattooingE88903-0

From card: "For paint, Lignite is ground with salmon eggs. For tattooing, ground with water." Neg. #2005-22350 is photo of this mortar with lignite paint Catalogue No. E88904.Listed on page 50 in "The Exhibits of the Smithsonian Institution at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, California, 1915", in section "Arts of the Northwest Coast Tribes (Tools)". Listed under incorrect number 89013.

Culture
Haida
Made in
Masset, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Pair Of Tweezers "Oo-Nar Khar-Ee-Nee"E209907-0