Similar to E168157 (see remarks for that object), this Taku Tlingit object may originate with the Taku Tlingit of the Upper Taku River area of British Columbia.

FROM CARD: "TWINED OPENWORK. CYLINDRICAL FORM PROBABLY OF SPRUCE ROOT ? *ORIGINAL TAG SAYS: "MOUTH OF SHEEP CREEK, BELOW Z (?) UNO" ** ORIGINAL TAG SAYS: "COLLECTED BY W. C. HODGKIN" ABOUT 1975 FOUND QUITE BROKEN AROUND BOTTOM WHICH WAS REPAIRED IN ANTH. CONS. LAB, AS WELL AS GENERAL TREATMENT TO PRESERVE THE ELASTICITY."Identified as soapberry spoon storage bag by Teri Rofkar, Tlingit basket maker, 3-2003Similar to E168157 (see remarks for that object), this Taku Tlingit object may originate with the Taku Tlingit of the Upper Taku River area of British Columbia.

Object has an old museum tag that says: "For Trial Chilkat Group." The assumption is that this means the object was at one time intended for use on an early 20th century Smithsonian exhibit mannequin representing a Chilkat Tlingit person.