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NeckringE175517-0

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

Culture
Kwakiutl (Kwakwaka'wakw)
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Wooden WedgeE1139-0

From old label glued onto aritfact: "Wedge for spllitting wood; made of "yew"; Makah Indians Cape Flattery WT; Feb 23 1865; J G Swan".

Culture
Makah
Made in
Washington, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Nose Ornament, Haliotes Shell - Man'sE209577-0
PipeE306339-0
Mask FaceE20892-0

FROM CARD: "ILLUS. IN BAE 3RD AR, PL. XVII, FIGS. 31-2, P. 179." FROM 19TH OR EARLY 20TH CENTURY EXHIBIT LABEL WITH CARD: "CEREMONIAL MASK. ---MADE OF WOOD, OUTLINES IN RED PAINT. EYES SLIGHTLY OPENED AND CARVED THROUGH THE WOOD. STRIPS OF BLACK CLOTH REPRESENT THE EYEBROWS AND MUSTACHE. LENGTH, 11 1/2 INCHES; WIDTH, 10 INCHES. HAIDA INDIANS (SKITTAGETAN STOCK), PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND, ALASKA. 20,892. COLLECTED BY JAMES G. SWAN." SEE ANTHROPOLOGY COLLECTIONS LAB ACCESSION FILE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

Culture
Haida
Made in
Klinkwan, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Halibut? HookET24455-0

HALIBUT? HOOK - TYPICAL OF NORTHWEST COAST. ARTIFACT WAS FOUND IN ARCTIC COLLECTIONS MISNUMBERED 38110. MISIDENTIFIED IN INUA CATALOGUE PG. 97.

Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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BasketE298514-0
Seal Spearhead & Lanyard Attached To StaffE72670-0

Described p. 105 in Brown, James Temple. 1883. The whale fishery and its appliances. Washington: Govt. print. off.: "Staff For Seal Spear. Slender pole with two prongs, without spears, and finger-rest at rear end. Used for killing seal. Makah Indians, Cape Flattery, 1883. James G. Swan." See also remarks for E72671.

Culture
Makah
Made in
Washington, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Marble PipeE74929-0
Whaling Harpoons (2)E26820-0

FROM CARD: "EX. LEIDEN MUS. MAY '05. 12/13/66 LOCATED BOTH SPECIMENS; 1 HAS POINT MISSING AND BOTH HAVE LANYARDS, NO SHEATHES. GP."

Culture
Nootka (Nuu-chah-nulth) and Clayoquot
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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