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Wood Carved FigureE68011-0

FROM CARD: "IN SHAMAN'S BOX [# E68018]." Note re photo: Neg. #2000-6853 is a photo of 68011, 68014, 68015, 68016, and 68017. 68011 is in center of image.

Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Model Of Killer Whale Effigy AmuletE229548-0

No catalog card found in card fileAnthropology Catalogue ledger book indicates this is a model of artifact E9813 (it seems similar to E9813-0), modeled by the Anthropology Laboratory for exhibit at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis, 1904. The ledger lists the name of C.R. Luscombe, who is presumably the model maker.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)".

Made in
Fort Simpson, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Halibut-Hooks, Bone ProngsE20651-0

FROM CARD: "HALIBUT HOOKS--STRAIGHT WOODEN STOCK; STRAIGHT BONE SHANK LASHED TO LOWER END AT AN ANGLE OF ABOUT 45 DEGREES; NO BARB; LINE OF TWISTED BARK. L. STOCK 6 1/2", SHANK 4"."

Culture
Bella Bella (Heiltsuk)
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Bear's TeethE9294-0

Anthropology Catalogue ledger book entry for this object calls it "Bear's teeth ornament."

Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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AwlE168349-0

FROM CARD: "WOMAN'S. SEWING. IVORY HANDLE."Provenience note: List in accession file (this object is # 12 on list) appears to attribute this to the Sitka Tlingit of Sitka. List identifies as "Woman's awl ... Handle of ivory and pricker of steel. This awl is used by the women in all sewing of skins, furs ... the hole is made with the awl and the pointed thread is stuck through."Listed on page 48 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)".

Culture
Tlingit and Sitka
Made in
Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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BasketE299027-0

From card: "[Type] Introduced by Makah 70 years ago. [i.e. about 70 years prior to 1917.] Well made square form, loop edge; design birds and canoes in black."

Culture
Quileute
Made in
Washington, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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BasketE1046-5
BasketE1157-0

FROM CARD [for 1155 through 1159]: "WITH TWO MINIATURE BOTTLES..."

Culture
Makah
Made in
Washington, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Figure Showing Contour Of WomanE713-0

FROM CARD: "DEPOSITED."For more information, see pdf of additional documentation on the Gibbs collections provided by Liz Hammond-Kaarremaa which is filed with the Emu accession/transaction record.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Made in
USA ? or Canada ?
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Totemic-CarvingE360320-0