Peale catalogue entry on these artifacts identifies them as: "Two spear points used for catching salmon by the natives of Oregon." Note that 2628 is mentioned as being used in an exhibit in Berlin in 1880 on p. 60 of USNM Bulletin No. 18. It is described there as fish dart heads. These appear to be toggling fishing harpoon heads. A similar (same?) object is shown top right in illustration on p. 445, in Volume 4 of Charles Wilkes, 1798-1877, Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition. During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842., 1845 edition, Philadelphia. Printed from original "official" 1844 Philadelphia publication plates ed., 5 vols. (Philadephia: Lea and Blanchard, 1845). This illustration is captioned "Fish-Hooks" and is in the "Puget Sound and Okonagan" chapter of the book.

From card: "The cape is funnel shape with an opening for the head. The two sides are painted in conventionalized figures. Illus. in The Far North catalog, Nat. Gall. of Art, 1973, p. 224." Far North catalog caption identifies as "Mantle with stylized faces; woven cedar bark, with black, green and red pigment.

It may be presumed that this object was probably collected by George Gibbs during his time on the Northwest Boundary Survey, 1857-1860?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.

May be Sitka Tlingit?: it is identified as collected in Sitka; and also see accession history re the basket part of this accession being from the "Sitka-Kwahn."