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Bow & ArrowsE76296-0

LEDGER AND CATALOG CARD SAY 1 OBJECT WITH THIS NUMBER SENT TO TROCADERO, FRANCE. 1885. Ledger indicates 1 object with this number sent to T.F. Spangler 2-1886.According to the accession record, Swan acquired 2 crabapple wood bows, with arrows, and 2 mountain yew wood bows, with arrows, from the maker, Tahahowtl or Byron, a Makah Indian of Neah Bay, Washington. These objects were catalogued as numbers E76294 - E76297.

Culture
Makah
Made in
Neah Bay, Washington, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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1 Yew Bow & 4 ArrowsE74767-0
Fish-HooksE74769-0

LEDGER SAYS SENT TO SAPPORO MUSEUM, JAPAN. 1895; TO REV. J.C.C. NEWTON. 1895. LEDGER AND CATALOG CARD SAY SENT TO STEVENSON, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, 1897.

Culture
Makah
Made in
Neah Bay, Washington, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Carved Wooden Dance HelmetE349676-0

FROM CARD: REPRESENTS BIRD HEAD; PAINTED IN RED, BLACK AND GREEN." ILLUS. IN BAE BULLETIN 124, PL. 13A, AFTER P. 24. SEE P. 25 IN THAT PUBLICATION WHERE OBJECT IS IDENTIFIED AS A DANCE HELMET REPRESENTING A RAVEN MADE BY JIM HUNTER, A CLAYOQUOT LIVING AT NEAH BAY. - F. PICKERING 7-7-2000

Culture
Makah, Nootka (Nuu-chah-nulth) and Clayoquot
Made in
Neah Bay, Washington, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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2 Buoys, Seal Pelt 2E72926-0
Bone Bark ShredderE328604-0
Model Sealing Canoe - Complete OutfitE72915-0
2 Fish-ClubsE72911-0

From card: "Transferred back to Div. of Ethnology from Engineering, Jan 25, 1934. Clubs are [were] attached to baskets. Illus. Handbook of North American Indians, Vol. 7, Northwest Coast, Fig 5, p 426"

Culture
Makah
Made in
Neah Bay, Washington, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Cedar WedgeE302937-0
Basket With CoverE380102-0