From card: "Used in dance. 2 Illus. in USNM Rept. 1895; fig. 157; p. 508." Publication identifies them as "Figures representing a pair of No'nlemgila".Ian Reid (Heiltsuk) and 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. This looks to be red cedar based on the wood grain and is likely a puppet. The attached hair is likely human.

RABBIT WITH FISH ON BACK CARVED ON END.

FROM CARD: "OF THE SPEAKER OF NENALAADGIYAS. ILLUS. IN USNM REPT, 1895; FIG. 132; P. 486."

Object is from Yakutat Tlingit, Port Mulgrave, per Anthropology catalogue ledger book and Dall's field catalogue, filed under Accession No. 3258, entry under # 1158.

From card: "One of the two painted ones, carved. Refer to 231036 [card] for collection data. "These two are of special interest owing to the fact that the carving is not only of unusual interest but both poles are painted, the paint being in excellent condition, practically perfect." (G. A. Dorsey)"

FROM CARD: "ILLUS. IN USNM REPT, 1895; FIG. 90; P. 455."

FROM CARD: "CARVED WOOD IN THE FORM OF A BIRD PAINTED GREEN AND RED AND WITH BRASS HEADED NAILS FOR EYES."Appears to be in form of a chicken? Object is from Yakutat Tlingit, Port Mulgrave, per Dall's field catalogue, filed under Accession No. 3258, entry under # 1152.

Per Anthropology catalogue ledger book and Dall's field catalogue, filed under Accession No. 3258, entry under # 608, collector is [Captain] A. [Amos] T. Whitford and object is from Sitka Tlingit.