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Stone Hammer "Palpalk"E175525-0
MaskE129511-0

Clyde Tallio (Nuxalk) of the delegation from Bella Bella, Bella Coola and Rivers Inlet communities of British Columbia made the following comments during the Recovering Voices Community Research Visit May 20th - 24th, 2013. The artist is the eldest brother of the four Carpenters, who were carvers. One can always tell because of his ears; ears are always on his masks.

Culture
Bella Coola (Nuxalk)
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Doctor's MaskE330641-0
Canoe ModelE1786-0

FROM CARD: "8/5/66 - ONLY A SINGLE FRAGMENT OF #1786 REMAINS."

Culture
Northwest Coast
Made in
USA ? or Canada ?
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Headring WalkingE175507-0

FROM CARD: "2ND HEAD LAGAE OF XANYADGAMGILOS. ILLUS. IN USNM REPT, 1895; FIG. 88; P. 454."

Culture
Kwakiutl (Kwakwaka'wakw)
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Twined BasketE379793-0

From card: "Fine weave in natural color with overlaid panel designs in berry stain representing human faces."

Culture
Tlingit
Made in
USA ? or Canada ?
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Painted BasketE229471-0
Models Of Basket WorkE7968-0

FROM CARD: "NAME: *ESKIMO DEER CARVING. MODELS OF BASKET WORK (7). REMARKS: *ESKIMO DEER ALSO HAS THIS #. ESKIMO DEER CARVING LOANED TO IAIA SANTA FE, NM 1 APRIL 1966. LOAN RETURNED NOV 28 1966."

Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Goblet Or Wine GlassE21563-0

FROM CARD: "IMITATED IN STRAW PLAIT (2)." Old USNM tag with artifact identifies as "Wine glass imitated in straw [sic] plait."

Culture
Tlingit
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Leather War-Dress Plated With Chinese CoinsE9284-0

FROM CARD: "THOUGH THIS WAS COLLECTED, PRESUMABLY BOUGHT, IN THE TERRITORY OF THE TLINKIT PEOPLE DR. HOFF THOUGHT THAT IT WAS OF CHUKCHEE ORIGIN. ILLUS. IN USNM AR, 1893; PL. 21, FIG. 1; P. 644. REF. TO U.S.N. MUS. REP. 1893. P. 643, PL. 21."Ruth Demmert, Virginia Oliver, Florence Sheakley, Alan Zuboff, and Linda Wynne made the following comments during the Tlingit Recovering Voices Community Research Visit, March 13-March 24, 2017. The elders commented that they had never seen Tlingit armor like this before, and this may actually be a more decorative object. The buttons on this object were commercially made and the coins on this object were sewn on with either sinew, braided sinew, or twine. Florence commented that this object looks like it was made from mooseskin.

Culture
Tlingit ? or Chukchi ?
Made in
Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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