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Twined Lid With EmbroideryET7553-0

TWINED LID WITH FALSE EMBROIDERY. Stored Tlingit.

Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Carved Wooden Bowl Or CupE45972-0

FROM CARD: "MORTAR FOR TOBACCO & SNUFF."

Made in
Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Fishspear With Line Of FocusE23520-0
Wooden Mush Bowl.E73321-0
BasketE260492-0

Basket has original label attached to artifact that says "Maggie Yeltatsi [presumably maker or original owner?], Jackson, Alaska." Jackson is an alternate name for Howkan, Alaska. Deborah Ann Head, 6-3-2009, notes that Yeltatsi is a Haida last name, and Howkan is a Haida area.

Culture
Tlingit ? or Haida ?
Made in
Howkan, Long Island, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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LadleE274204-0
Small Canoe Model (Tcayac)E16272-0

FROM CARD: "CARVED FROM ONE PIECE OF WOOD, WITH THREE THWARTS, PAINTED RED INSIDE, AND BLACK AROUND THE CENTER 3/4 OF THE OUTSIDE. HAS THE TYPICAL CONCAVE PROW LINE OF THE BOATS OF THESE INDIANS. THIS IS A SEA-OTTER HUNTING CANOE. INFORMATION FROM: DR. F. DE LAGUNA. 11/1963."

Culture
Tlingit and Yakutat
Made in
Port Mulgrave, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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War-Club Of Whales RibE20880-0

Accession file identifies original #93, Catalogue No. E20880, as a war club made of whales rib from Koutznow [i.e. Hutsnuwu people]. Anthropology Catalogue ledger book lists locality as Admiralty Island, Alaska.

Culture
Tlingit and Hutsnuwu
Made in
Admiralty Island, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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WalletE260726-0

From card: "Cedar bark woven."Original label attached to artifact says "Polly Skulka [presumably the maker or original owner?], Jackson, Alaska." Jackson is an alternate name for Howkan, Alaska, which is a Haida town. Skulka/Skultka is usually a Haida name.

Culture
Tlingit ? or Haida ?
Made in
Howkan, Long Island, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Side Of A BoxE73564-0