FROM CARD: "WOMAN'S."Provenience note: List in accession file (this object is # 10 on list) appears to attribute this to the Sitka Tlingit of Sitka. List identifies as "Woman's work bag of caribou skin ... containing split quill for ornamental work on clothing, and caribou sinew used in sewing skin clothing, moccasins."

Listed on page 45 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 on page 45 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)".

FROM CARD: "75 CTS. JUPITER & VENUS AS SEEN IN CONJUNCTION."

From card: "Shallow dish with inner surface covered with mythological carvings in low relief. Displaying great skill and execution of a good design. The dish was formed on a lathe. Purchased from H. Stadthagen (Indian Trader), 79 Johnson St., Victoria, B.C. $22.50."Label glued on back of artifact has this information: "H. Stadthagen, Indian Trader, 79 Johnson Street, Victoria, B.C. $22.50."Comment from Graduate Student Research Paper, "A Report on Accession #42610 of the National Museum of Natural History", written by Athena Hsieh in April 2012, for the class "Anthropology in the Museum" taught by NMNH Curator, Dr. J. Daniel Rogers for the George Washington University. Approved for inclusion into notes by Dr. Igor Krupnik. Dr. Krupnik and NMNH has not verified the contents of the comment below, and suggests future researchers verify the remarks before citing Ms. Hsieh. The complete paper is attached to the accession record of this object in EMu. "The specific type of slate is called black silt argillite. Argillite is rare, and is found in Slatechuck Mountain on Graham Island, and only certain individuals were allowed the right to remove material from the quarry. That the artist was able to use argillite at all is an indication of his status. The southern Haida, especially those from Skidegate, were known amongst traders for their argillite plates with abalone shell inlay, which were then polished with dried sharkskin (Van Den Brink 1974, 74). The plate contains images of killer whales and a raven. H. Stadthagen was known as “The Indian Trader” who advertised in the local paper as a seller of “Indian Curios” (Victoria Daily Columnist 1902, 7). ... Though any records on Stadthagen and his business were not found, the maker of the plate might become known if Stadthagen's transactions are preserved. What can be inferred from the carvings on the plate is that it was likely carved by an individual of the Eagle moiety, since an image of the bird appears in the center of the plate, flanked by two killer whales. There is a possibility that this may be the work of Charles Edensaw, who was of the Eagle lineage. Citations Van Den Brink, J. H. 1974. The Haida Indians: Cultural Change mainly between 1876-1970. Leiden: E. J. Brill. Victoria Daily Columnist “Classified Advertisements.” February 19, 1902."

FROM CARD: "CARVED FROM BLOCK OF CLAY SLATE. (DUPLICATE. COPIED FROM CATALOG BOOK).Argillite ship panel pipe with bone or ivory inlay, rows of windows?, and two human figures with bone or ivory heads.It may be presumed that this object was probably collected by Dr. John Evans during his surveying in Oregon and Washington Territories and Vancouver Island, 1851-1852 or 1853-1856?

FROM CARD: "2ND HEADRING OF XANYADGAMGILOS. ILLUS. IN USNM REPT, 1895; FIG. 84; P. 452."

FROM CARD: "A TAPERING CYLINDER OF PINE, DIVIDED LONGITUDINALLY INTO HALVES AND EACH HALF EXCAVATED FROM SMALL END TO WITHIN HALF AN INCH OF LARGE END. THE HALVES ARE BOUND TOGETHER WITH LEATHER THONGS, AT SMALL END AND AT MIDDLE; BLOWING IN SMALL END CAUSES THE LARGE END BELOW MIDDLE LASHING TO VIBRATE AND ALLOWS THE AIR TO ESCAPE IN PUFFS OR WAVES, THUS CAUSING A SOUND. PL. 43, NOS. 9 & 10; P. 48,? (HOUGH, HIST. OF INVENTIONS)."

From card: "Illus. in USNM AR, 1893; Pl. 7 & 8; p. 636." From 19th or early 20th century exhibit label with card: "Body Armor - Breast protector, made of slats and rods of wood woven together by means of fine cord; shield shape; lower part truncated; principal part forms a continuous line under the arms and across the breast and back. The front and back of yoke are made of separate short pieces of wood, and sewed on by means of a strip or rawhide 1 to 1 1/2 inches wide. The front and back parts are woven separate and connected by leather strings, at the sides and under the arms. Thlinkit Inidans. Sitka, Alaska, 1883. Collected by J. J. McLean."Source of the information below: Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center Alaska Native Collections: Sharing Knowledge website, by Aron Crowell, entry on this artifact http://alaska.si.edu/record.asp?id=171, retrieved 3-31-2012: Slat armor.