From card for E23523-46: "Dec 20, 1972, Bill Holm says that these are definitely Haida."Cultural ID for paddles E23523 - 23546 is somewhat in question. They were catalogued as Clallam, Bill Holm has identified them as Haida, but James Swan in correspondence in the accession file references 24 Bella Bella paddles.

FROM CARD: "INDIAN MATTING.--CEDAR BARK, PLAID WITH BLACK AND NATURAL COLOR. DIMENSIONS 5 FEET 9 INCHES BY 5 FEET 6 INCHES. FORT WRANGEL, ALASKA, 1872. 11,393. COLLECTED BY VINCENT COLYER."SI ARCHIVE DISTRIBUTION DOCUMENTS SAY [1 of 3] SENT TO AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND, 1885.

FROM CARD: "OF HALF HAMADGA & HALF HAYALIKALAT. ILLUS. IN USNM REPT, 1895; FIG. 134; P. 488."

FROM CARD: " 8/17/66: INVENTORIED."

From card: "4/4/68 - includes pair of leggings, only a few coins remain on skirt, GP A-B-C. Leggings have red wool applique and shell buttons. Skirt [a.k.a. apron] decorated with puffin beaks and coins. Collector's tag: "Dancing skirt and leggings. Ancient work was trimmed when new with puffin beaks and Chinese copper coins. Procured at Massett [Masset] of Scana cha tas, a chief whose father formerly owned and wore the dress in ceremonials. Chinese copper coins were brought from Canton by traders 100 years ago and were very common among the coast tribes who trimmed their blankets with them."The handwritten James G. Swan tag quoted on the card above is still with the artifacts as of 2010. In addition to the information quoted above, it lists the objects as Swan original No. 70 and indicates a collection date of July 7th, 1883, at a cost of $1.25.

Provenience note: Anthropology catalogue ledger book lists a locality of Alaska for E67931 - 68019. Catalogue cards list a locality of Sitka. Alaska. It is unclear which is correct, though it is probable that the collection was purchased in Sitka.