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BasketE1155-0

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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Red Coral Bead NecklaceE392995-0
Woolen BeltE2120-0

TWINED, WOOLEN BELT WITH LONG FRINGE AT EITHER END. THE BELT IS WOVEN IN WHITE, RED AND GREEN ZIGZAG PATTERNS. FRINGE AT EITHER END; PUBLICATION: S.I. ANNUAL REPORT, 1928, PL. 13, P. 646. THIS OBJECT WAS ON PERMANENT EXHIBIT IN THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN HALL, NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, 1989. EXHIBITED MAGNIFICENT VOYAGERS, NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, 1985-86.From card: "Mountain goat. Woven of white, red, and green wools in zigzag pattern; ends fringed. Illus.: ARSI, 1928; Pl. 13; p.646."Reference: Solazzo, C., S. Heald, M.W. Ballard, D.A. Ashford, P.T. DePriest, R.J. Koestler, and M. Collins. 2011. Proteomics and Coast Salish blankets: A tale of shaggy dogs? Antiquity 85: 1418-1432. http://antiquity.ac.uk/ant/085/ant0851418.htm . Identified there as a sash belt - main part a tightly woven structure, fringe of identical materials, and braid incorporated in the fringe; braid a blend of Mountain goat hair and Salish wool or woolly dog hair.Illus. Fig. 41, p. 101, in Tepper, Leslie Heymann, Janice George, and Willard Joseph. 2017. Salish Blankets: robes of protection and transformation, symbols of wealth.

Culture
Salish
Made in
Washington, USA ? or Oregon, USA ?
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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BasketE1046-16
Small Grass Rush BasketE4747-0
BasketE299036-0

From card: "Introduced by Makah 70 years ago. [i.e. about 70 years prior to 1917.] Small fine woven basket; design flying bird."

Culture
Quileute
Made in
Washington, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Ancient Wooden Drinking CupE4130-0
BasketE299045-0

From card: "Introduced by Makah 70 years ago. Pennant design on side; [design of head of] bear on lid in black seaweed."

Culture
Quileute
Made in
Washington, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Wooden Spoons (3)E23337-0

FROM CARD: "ONE TO CIN. ART. MUS. DECEMBER '88."

Made in
Washington, USA
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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