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Killer "Orca Ater" The "Scana" Of The HaidasE56475-0

FROM CARD: "30 CTS. ." Orca ater or Scana = Killer Whale

Culture
Haida
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Totem Carving In Black SlateE23340-0

FROM CARD: "TOTEMS." FROM 19TH OR EARLY 20TH CENTURY EXHIBIT LABEL: "STONE CARVING. HAIDAH INDIANS, 1876. 23,340. QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS, BRITISH COLUMBIA. COLLECTED BY J. G. SWAN, PORT TOWNSEND, WASH. TER. MODEL OF POST SET UP IN FRONT OF HOUSES OF CHIEFS AND PRINCIPAL MEN TO INDICATE TOTEMS OR FAMILY NAMES OF OCCUPANTS." CATALOG CARD AND ACCESSION LEDGER SAY HAIDA, ALASKA.

Culture
Haida
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Childs Square Box For GreaseE20853-0

Old tag with artifact, in Swan's hand: "2 childs grease boxes, Stikine Indians, Fort Wrangel, Alaska."

Culture
Tlingit and Stikine
Made in
Fort Wrangell, Wrangell Island, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Thlinkeet Warrior - Chilcat NationE56433-0

List in accession file identifies this object as # 8, "Warrior. Chilcat. Interior. Alaska."

Culture
Tlingit and Chilkat
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Haida Food-Dish, FrogE89137-0
Basketry HatE420047-0

TWINED BASKETRY IN SPRUCE ROOT; CYLINDRICAL BAND OF TWINED SPRUCE ROOT WOVEN INSIDE TO FORM INNER CROWN. UN-DECORATED.Letter from donor dated May 3, 1978, filed in accession file, indicates that this object was acquired from the Eskridge family in Olympia, WA, who are descended from Governor [Isaac] Stevens. This object was said to formerly have been part of the personal collection of James Gilchrist Swan and at one time to have had a label with it in Swan's hand.

Culture
Nootka (Nuu-chah-nulth)
Made in
USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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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