From card: "NW Coast. S.E. Alaska - Br. Col. Longitudinal strip of leather having painted black circles and the remnants of feather attachments." Stored Tlingit.

REPLACEMENT CARD: INFORMATION COPIED FROM LEDGER,AUGUST,1983. NAME DERIVED FROM OBJECT. REST OF CARDS IN SEQUENCE STATE "FROM BASKETRY COLLECTION OF MISS E. F. HUBBY."No catalog card found in card file

From card: "Made similarly to bark cloaks."

From card: "Bear, cormorant, and beaver motifs. 1/17/67: the base for this specimen is in storage. The display base must be a replacement."

FROM CARD: "MADE BY ?CHIMAKUM* INDIAN GIRL. THIS ALSO MIGHT BE THE HUNA A GROUP OF THE TLINKIT, BUT AREA IS NOT THEIRS."Collector/donor is unlisted for this object. Speculatively, it might be from George Gibbs, since material from him was being catalogued around the same time. Also speculatively, the location is given as "Pt. Forward", Washington Territory. This is possibly a misreading of Port Townsend??

From card: "Bear, wolf, salmon, and frog motifs. 1/23/67: The high relief figures on the top section of this argillite box no longer exist. The top was located in two pieces separate of the box during 1966. Original condition illus. [pl. 64, p. 59] in Barbeau, Haida Carvers in Argillite, NMC #139. Barbeau, p. 58, attributes this specimen to Charley Edensaw [Charles Edenshaw] of Massett. Collected October 9, 1883. "The word 'Gaowtlins' on the top is the name of the Haida Indian who carved and made this casket." - Swan's inventory and descriptive catalogue. See for additional information on decorations. Repaired at Conservation 5/11/73." Illus. fig. 5.19, p. 252 and discussed p. 248-9 in Wright, Robin Kathleen. 2001. Northern Haida master carvers. Seattle: University of Washington Press. Wright attributes to maker John Robson of Skidegate. She notes that "Caowtlins" is inscribed on the lid (lid is cracked across the letter "A"), and Caowtlins is a form of Robson's Haida name.

206561; WHALING GEAR: LANYARD AND HARPOON, BARK WRAPPED CORD (12+ FEET?), HEAD OF IRON AND BONE (9 INCHES) 'BELLA COOLA'.