Listed on page 44 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".

FROM CARD: "10 CTS. ."

FROM CARD: "LONG HANDLE CARVED"

From card: "Carved in low relief in front painted on front, sides, and ends. Top adorned with shell. The figure represents the mythical sea spirit Kome Ko-tale, believed to be larger than the whale and bringing good fortune to anyone who saw it. A great favorite with Haidas and Tsimpsheans, often imitated in their carvings. Painted black, red, and green; lid inlaid with opercula; kerfed, sewn and pegged. From: page 80, Boxes and Bowls catalog; Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Press; 1974. Object illus. on same page, and following page. Chest. Wood; carved in relief; painted black, red, and green; lid inlaid with opercula; kerfed, sewn, pegged, and nailed. Length: 34 1/2 [inches]. Tlingit, (Alaska.) "Mythical sea-spirit.""In accession file 41512 Emmons identifies this as Kar-qwan-ton clan. See also accession file for Accession 41221, which contains information about objects from several Emmons accessions. It may contain information about box # E221182? Box # E221182 may be the object referred in Emmons' letter of 17 June 1903 where he indicates: "There is a very handsomely carved and painted chest about the size of a small trunk at Sitka [for sale for] $75.00."

FROM CARD: "MAN'S COAT OF THE CHINOOK INDIANS (CHINOOKAN STOCK). MADE OF ELKSKIN IN IMITATION OF A FRONTIERSMAN'S GARMENT. BOUND WITH RED TAPE, BORDERED WITH OTTER SKIN, AND DECORATED FROM THE SHOULDERS AND ARMS WITH LONG, CUT FRINGE. COLUMBIA RIVER, OREGON."

FROM CARD: "A DOUBLE FIGURE - HUMAN ON ONE SIDE, BIRD ON REVERSE. LATTER OF WHICH IS PROBABLY A CORMORANT. THIS FIGURE WAS COPIED FOR COMMERCIAL SALE BY THE ALVA STUDIOS 1960."