FROM CARD: "STYLISTICALLY NORTHWEST COAST INDIAN RATHER THAN OCEANIA."

FROM CARD: "OF BEAR DANCE OF THE GUSGEMOX. ILLUS. IN USNM REPT, 1895; FIG. 112-B; P. 474."

From 19th or early 20th century exhibit label with card: "Rain-Hat (Old Pattern). - Made of grass (iris tenax), closely braided and painted green; waterproof. Shape, truncated cone. Band inside to fit head; secured by broad woolen strap which passes under chin. Sitka-Kwan Indians. Diameter, 17 1/2 ins. Height, 9 ins. Alaska, 1882. Collected by John J. McLean."

From card: "Beaver, raven, (killer-scana), and sea parrot motifs. Illus. in USNM AR, 1888; pl. 47, fig. 262; p. 322. Also illus. in Barbeau, 1957, fig. 119, p. 107, but misidentified as #73,117." Attributed by Barbeau to carver Thomas Moody. Barbeau identifies motifs as: at the top Eagle or Thunderbird; the figure next is the Whale; the bird below, the Raven; and the Beaver with three skyils at the base.

FROM CARD: "WOMAN'S FACE; PAINTED; LIP PLUG [i.e. labret, and nose ring]. LOANED TO BUENOS AIRES, 1954 - RETURNED 1955. LOANED TO THE S.I. CENTENNIAL COMM. 7-9-75. LOAN RETURNED MAR 22 1990." FROM 19TH OR EARLY 20TH CENTURY EXHIBIT LABEL WITH CARD: "CEREMONIAL MASK.---MADE OF WOOD, ORNAMENTED WITH WHITE, RED, AND BLUE PAINT. A BRASS RING PIERCES THE SEPTUM OF THE NOSE. LENGTH, 9 INCHES; WIDTH, 6 1/4 INCHES. TLINGIT INDIANS (KOLUSCHAN STOCK), ALASKA. 21,572." Mask was originally catalogued as "Koloshian", but identification was later changed to Haida at an unknown time by an unknown person.Mask was originally catalogued as "Koloshian", but identification was later changed to Haida at an unknown time by an unknown person. “Carved wooden masks. These of women represent the face of an Alaska married woman. The lower lip pierced with large piece of ivory. The married women are recognized by this feature (and ring in nose.)” And, mask “is a facsimile of the face of the ordinary Alaska Indian woman (the lower lip pierced) all married woman observe this custom but a shirt silver needle or pin would better represent prevailing custom, excepting in women somewhat advanced in years.” per White's original catalog in the NAA.

FROM CARD: "NO. 1 HAS ELEVEN VALVES OF PECTUR [sic] SHELLS, HOOP OF SPRUCE ROOT NO. 2 HAS 16 VALVES STRUNG ON A SINGLE HOOP WHICH ITS ENDS LAPPED AND FEATHERS PLACED AT THE LAP, THE FEATHER AND LAP WOUND WITH CEDAR BARK. NO 3 HAS 3 HOOPS OF DIA. 2-1/2, 1-7/8 AND 1-3/8. STRUNG WITH SMALL PECTUR [sic] SHELLS."The shells on the rattle are called "Pectur" on the old catalogue card. "Pectur" may be a mistranscription of "Pecten". In support of this, note that James G. Swan in a July 10, 1864 letter in the accession file refers to these rattles as made of scallop shells.