Listed on page 50 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)".

Spruce Root Hat Ornament, Tlingit A basket maker's tour de force, this stack of 30 rings, the longest known, is woven as one piece. Hats with stacked rings, a symbol of high status, are worn at ceremonies such as potlatches, where Tlingit families bring out their most treasured objects (at-ow). 1800s; Collected by Israel W. Powell, for the American Museum of Natural History; No. 1-11396 The stacks of basketry cylinders crowning crest hats or replicated on totem poles are at once emblems of status, objects of controversy, and the basketmaker's tour de force. This enormous pile--at thirty rings tall, the longest ever known--was acquired in the early 1880s by Israel W. Powell, Indian Commissioner for British Columbia, who was collecting for the American Museum of Natural History in British Columbia and Alaska. It would be interesting to know why and for whom this stack had been made, but it unfortunately lacks further documentation. Almost all popular accounts of Northwest Coast culture and even many contemporary native elders state that each ring of the stack on a hat top represents a potlatch given by the chief who owned the hat. (Holm, Spirit and Ancestor, 1987)

The paint is red, black, white, and green.

Whistles and horns were used by the Tsimshian in both the Nakhnokh performances and the initiation ceremonies of the secret societies acquired from the Northern Wakashan tribes. George Emmons, who collected the horn from the Nishga, did not specify its use. (Holm, Spirit and Ancestor, 1987)

Very sensitive observation of the bird raven is apparent in the form of the mask's beak. It is as accurately rendered as an ornithologist's diagram and as expressive as an artist's impression. The Bella Coola artist has merged this naturalism with the sophisticated stylization typical of his people's art. Everywhere that ravens and humans come together the bird is perceived both as a mysterious being and as a reflection of the flawed characters of humans. Here the aggressive, cunning, boisterous raven merges, in the form of a headdress, with its human Bella Coola counterpart. (Holm, Spirit and Ancestor, 1987)

The paint is black.