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Horn SpoonE127859-0
1 Seal SpearE72916-0
3 Yew Bows And 6 ArrowsE73751-0

LEDGER, CATALOG CARD AND SI ARCHIVE DISTRIBUTION DOCUMENTS SAY 1/8 SENT TO SALEM, MA. 1886.

Culture
Makah
Made in
Neah Bay, Washington, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Necklace Of Teeth Of EchinusE48069-0

FROM CARD: "PORT TOWNSEND, WASH. ON ADMIRALTY INLET, PUGET SOUND."

Made in
Port Townsend, Washington, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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BasketE1046-13
Elk Horn WedgesE20899-0

FROM CARD: "ILLUS.: HNDBK. N. AMER. IND., VOL. 7, NORTHWEST COAST, FIG. 1J, PG. 2." FROM 19TH OR EARLY 20TH CENTURY EXHIBIT LABEL WITH CARD: "WEDGE.---MADE OF ELK'S HORN. USED IN LUMBERING. THE INDIANS OF THE NORTHWEST COAST WERE ABLE BY MEANS OF WEDGES TO SPLIT OFF A SLAB OF ANY REQUIRED THICKNESS ALL AROUND A TREE, AFTER HACKING IN TO THE REQUIRED DEPTH ABOVE AND BELOW THE SLAB. LENGTH, 12 1/2 INCHES; WIDTH, 3 INCHES. CLALLAM INDIANS (SALISHAN STOCK), WASHINGTON. 20,899. COLLECTED BY JAMES G. SWAN."

Culture
Clallam
Made in
Dungeness, Washington, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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BasketE23315-2
Klokali Dance WhistleE336581-0
BasketryE328084-0
Clallam (Salish) Style Coiled BasketE299009-0

From card: "The Quileute Indians learned the make of these baskets some 40 years ago [i.e. about 40 years prior to 1917]. Loop edge; strongly made; pattern in red." [card has drawing of pattern.]

Culture
Quileute
Made in
Washington, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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