The objects in this accession were collected primarily for use on museum exhibit mannequins representing a Chilkat Tlingit family group. It may be speculated that this hair was to be used as part of the exhibit.

Anthropology catalogue ledger book identifies Catalogue #s E20827 and E20911 as Swan original # 61. List in accession file identifies # 61 as "1 box containing complete outfit of an Indian medicine man, Hannegan Indians, Klawark village, P. of Wales Island, Alaska." Catalogue Nos. E20828 - 38 may be related objects?

Cribbage game board. Object is carved in the shape of a fish, balancing on four peg legs, with a wide head and rounded snout, eyes set far apart on top of head. Down the back of the creature are bored four lines of small, evenly placed holes and among these are etched images of animals such as seals, walrus, fish, whales, and people fishing and driving a dog sled. The etchings have been darkened, with an ink or pigment, for visibility.

Small woven rug or blanket. On a background of light tan are woven red, light green, and dark brown lines of various widths, several long red arrows, a stalk of grain(?), and two identical Yei figures with arms bent at elbows, square green faces, and red garments. Loop of wool at one lower corner.

Basketry hat. Cap is half-orb in shape, constructed in a very fine weave, with a slight dip at top centre around a wrapping of bark. Design is imbricated, in repeating geometric patterns of triangle motifs, and fine encircling lines of alternating colour, dark brown and uncoloured grass. Interior is undecorated.

Imbricated basket. Tall basket is shaped like an inverted cone, with a small rounded bottom flaring up toward the braided rim. The exterior of the basket is heavily covered in imbricated decoration in a dense linear zigzag design in dark brown and red-brown, on a dyed yellow background. Interior is undecorated. A double thong of thin hide serves as a handle and is tied to the rim in two places.

Corn husk pouch or bag. Bag is rectangular, with one end folding overtop a pouch and securing with two leather ties. The interior of pouch and flap are woven cotton, while woven corn husk fibre creates the exterior layer. Dyed fibres are worked in, loose ends showing on the underside. Decorations are of triangular shapes and crossed lines, in purple, red, orange and yellow. The flap is edged with leather, and two hide straps are sewn to the backside.

Basket lid made of a slightly rounded, rectangular piece of birch bark. The top is densely covered in quills set in geometric patterns of primarily traingles with partial circles and diamonds, dyed in shades of brown with some remnants of green. Thin strips of bark are looped around the edges of the piece, holding in place long quills that create a decorative edging. The underside is undecorated.

Mirror bag. Small rectangular bag is made from pliable light grey suede on the front, with beaded decoration showing birds, flowers and foliage, a short fringe attached along the sides. The back is made from parfleche, painted in lines of blue, red, yellow and green. The bag narrows slightly toward the bottom, where a fringe wrapped in pink and light tan plastic hangs, finished with small cone shaped pieces of metal wrapped around tufts of red feathers. A handle is short sewn to top corners of bag by suede thongs, and edged in green beading. Long strands of beading are attached to the bottom corners, upper sides, and along the bag handle, also finished with metal wrapped feather tufts. The interior of the bag is lined in unbleached cotton.

Chilkat style robe with woven designs and fringe. The design is in three panels, with an ancestor face in the middle and animal motifs above, below and to the sides. The design is yellow, light blue and dark brown on natural ground. A long twisted fringe of mixed wool and cedar bark hangs from the bottom. Two cotton ties are sewn to the top, along with eight (non-original) cotton twill hanging loops.