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Fancy Work Basket, Flat TopE23323-0
MaskE274249-0
Pair Of MoccasinsE20817-0

Ruth Demmert, Virginia Oliver, Florence Sheakley, Alan Zuboff, and Linda Wynne made the following comments during the Tlingit Recovering Voices Community Research Visit, March 13-March 24, 2017. These moccasins were made by the same person who made E020816-0.

Culture
Tlingit and Stikine
Made in
Fort Wrangell, Wrangell Island, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Dress OrnamentE1536-0

Attributed to U.S. Exploring Expedition/Wilkes collection on the catalogue card, however Jane Walsh doubts that attribution.

Made in
Oregon, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Shell RattleE305114-0
Twined BasketE351648-0

Basket originally catalogued as Tlingit, but has been attributed as Makah? by S. Wolf 6/74. From card: "Cedar bark twined with overlay twining in colors. Checker plait characteristic of Makah. - 6/74 S. Wolf."

Culture
Tlingit ?
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Horn SpoonE20748-0

FROM CARD: "SPOON.---MADE OF GOAT HORN. THE HANDLE IS THE UPPER PORTION OF THE HORN IN ITS NATURAL SHAPE, ORNAMENTED WITH TOTEMIC DESIGNS CARVED IN RELIEF. THE BOWL IS MADE FROM THE LOWER PORTION OF THE HORN AND IS SHAPED BY STEAMING IT IN A WOODEN MOULD. THE HANDLE AND BOWL ARE RIVETED TOGETHER. LENGTH, 10 1/4 INCHES; WIDTH OF BOWL, 2 1/2 INCHES. SITKA INDIANS (KOLUSCHAN STOCK), ALASKA. 20,748. COLLECTED BY JAMES G. SWAN."

Culture
Tlingit
Made in
Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Wood CarvingE274314-0

From card: "New carving in white wood. Represents an animal."This appears to be the carved/decorated shank for a halibut hook.

Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Stone Carving, Charms & OrnamentsE67853-0
Wooden Square Wash Tub OrnamentedE20552-0