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Tiles From Spanish Fort, Brick (4)E1295-0

FROM CARD: "THIS FORT WAS ERECTED 1792 BY LTS. QUIMP AND FIDALGO."

Culture
Makah
Made in
Washington, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Double Reed Whistle (Sk'A'Na)E88876-0
Shaman's Staff 1E89100-0

The emblem descrption on the cat card is actually describing E89098 and copied over from that card.

Culture
Haida
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Hooks For Red Fish (2)E89208-0
Blubber KnifeE23348-0

FROM 19TH OR EARLY 20TH CENTURY EXHIBT LABEL WITH CARD 18920: "DAGGERS OF THE CLALLAM INDIANS (SALISHAN STOCK). BLADE, LEAF-SHAPED, MADE OF OLD FILES. HILT, OF BONE, IN TWO PLACES RIVETED. OPEN AND FLAT TANG. THE GRIP IS SIMPLY CUT AWAY SLIGHTLY TO FORM A PLACE FOR THE HAND. IN ONE EXAMPLE A LOOP OF BRASS OCCUPIES THE PLACE OF A POMMEL. WASHINGTON STATE. 18,920; 23,348; 23,349. COLLECTED BY JAMES G. SWAN."

Culture
Makah ?
Made in
Neah Bay, Washington, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Bunch Cedar BarkE1145-0

FROM CARD: "PARTLY PREPARED."

Culture
Makah
Made in
Washington, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Canoe PaddleE23526-0

From card for E23523-46: "Dec 20, 1972, Bill Holm says that these are definitely Haida."Cultural ID for paddles E23523 - 23546 is somewhat in question. They were catalogued as Clallam, Bill Holm has identified them as Haida, but James Swan in correspondence in the accession file references 24 Bella Bella paddles.

Culture
Clallam ?, Haida ? or Bella Bella (Heiltsuk) ?
Made in
Washington, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Indian Grass MattingE54121-0
Bark Halibut-LineE88767-0
MaskE23439-0

FROM CARD: "... NO. 23439 - NOOTKA MASK - ILLUS. IN USNM REPT, 1895; FIG. 198; P. 635. NEG. NO. ... 86-11790." FROM 19TH OR EARLY 20TH CENTURY EXHIBIT LABEL WITH CARD: "HEADDRESS.---BOX-SHAPED; MADE OF LIGHT WOOD, THE SIDES BEING CARVED AND PAINTED TO REPRESENT PROFILE OF HORSE'S HEAD JOINED AT NOSE AND WIDELY SEPARATED BEHIND. THE HOLE FOR TOP OF HEAD IS WELL BACK AND UNDERNEATH. WORN BY MAKAH INDIANS OF NEAH BAY IN THEIR DANCES. LENGTH, 22 INS. WIDTH, 11 INS. WASHINGTON TERRITORY, 1876. 23,439. COLLECTED BY J. G. SWAN."

Culture
Makah ? or Nootka (Nuu-chah-nulth) ?
Made in
Neah Bay, Washington, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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