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Raven Mask "Hamsiwe"E169105-0

FROM CARD: "ALMOST IDENTICAL TO 169,106. THIS ONE USED IN THE SECOND DANCE. REF: USNM. REPT. 1895, PL. 31, OPP. P. 448." Illustration in USNM Annual Report for 1895 may be viewed online: https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8902641 .Raven Hamat'sa Mask.

Culture
Kwakiutl (Kwakwaka'wakw) and Nakoaktok
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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BasketE2137-0

COILED BASKET WITH IMBRICATION AND BEADING MADE OF CEDAR ROOT, BEARGRASS AND HORSETAIL ROOT. THE RIM CONSTRUCTION IS FALSE BRAID, BOTTOM CONSTRUCTION IS MEANDER COIL WITH BEADING OF BEARGRASS NEAR THE EDGE. THE RIM DESIGN CONSISTS OF SMALL BLACK, SINGLE AND STACKED SQUARES OVER WHITE. THE BODY DESIGN CONSISTS OF A "SNAKE" MOTIF OF TWO BLACK LINES ON FULLY IMBRICATED WHITE BACKGROUND. THERE ARE FOUR BROKEN LEATHER LOOPS ATTACHED TO THE RIM. PUBLICATION: "MAGNIFICENT VOYAGERS," BY VIOLA & MARGOLIS, S.I. PRESS, 1985, P. 144. U.S.N.M. ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1902, ABORIGINAL AMERICAN BASKETRY, OTIS MASON, FIG. 157, P. 432. EXHIBITED MAGNIFICENT VOYAGERS, NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, 1985-86. A NOTE IN THE ORIGINAL S.I. LEDGER READS, "BASKET USED FOR COOKING." ILLUS. FIG. 9, P. 48 AND DISCUSSED P. 47 IN "SALISH BASKETS FROM THE WILKES EXPEDITION" BY CAROLYN J. MARR, AMERICAN INDIAN ART MAGAZINE, VOL. 9, NO. 3, 1984 AND ID THERE AS COILED BERRY BASKET, COWLITZ?, TOTAL IMBRICATION AND WHITE BACKGROUND WITH ZIGZAG PATTERNS CALLED "SNAKE" DESIGN BY MANY OF THE SALISH. PROBABLY COLLECTED FROM COWLITZ ON A TRIP BETWEEN PUGET SOUND AND THE COLUMBIA RIVER IN JUNE 1841.

Culture
Cowlitz ?
Made in
Oregon, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Wand Of WhaleboneE345116-0

From card: "Evidently a part of some shaman's paraphernalia. The thin slab of whalebone has incided figurine heads at either end, one resembling a turtle, the other a gull. Some of the incised lines are recent, others show weathering."

Culture
Tlingit
Made in
Cordova, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Painting "Raven"E175035-0

FROM CARD: "SPLIT IN TWO. PAINTED BY MR. WALTERS. 9/8/70 LOANED TO NAT. GALL. ARTS. 9/22/70 RETURNED FROM NGA."

Culture
Northwest Coast
Made in
USA ? or Canada ?
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Cedar Bark BlanketE175487-0

FROM CARD: "ILLUS. IN USNM REPT, 1895; FIGURE 173; P. 517." Caption for illustration identifies as "Cedar bark blanket of Hai'alik'auaē, showing Hai'alik'auaē and two killer whales, painted in red." https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8902737 .

Culture
Kwakiutl (Kwakwaka'wakw)
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Basket 1E233500-0
Headdress Or MaskE233492-0

FROM CARD: "ILLUS. BAE AR 26, 1904-05, FIG. 103, P. 417. CARVED WOODEN SHARK'S HEAD WITH THREE FINS HINGED BEHIND GILL LINES; ATTACHED TO FRONT SECTION IS A STRIP OF RUBBER CLOTH TERMINATING IN A WOODEN REAR FIN. 'FORMERLY PROPERTY OF OLD SHAKES [Sheiyksh], FORMER CHIEF OF THE NANYAAYI [Naanya.aayí].'"

Culture
Tlingit and Stikine
Made in
Fort Wrangell, Wrangell Island, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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MaskE175497-0

FROM CARD: "OF NINALAADIGAS. TWO SIDE PIECES. ILLUS. IN USNM REPT, 1895; FIG. 131; P. 485."Mask of Nenalaats'eqa.

Culture
Kwakiutl (Kwakwaka'wakw) and Koskimo
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Pipe-Stem Of Pipe Of PeaceE21597-0

“Pipe stem for pipe of peace, an exact imitation of the original which was very dirty and greasy.” per White's original catalog in the NAA.

Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Silver Bracelet (2)E21603-0

FROM CARD: "21602-3. 21603-#1-3.5 CM WIDE. FISH DESIGN WITH TAILS ON TOP AND HEADS STRETCHING TO CLASPS. 21602 3.1 CM WIDE, AMERICAN EAGLE DESIGN ON TOP WITH SCROIL DESIGN STRETCHING TO CLASP. INVENTORIED 1979."“2 Silver Bracelets made by a Koloshian Indian.” per White's original catalog in the NAA.

Culture
Tlingit and Sitka
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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