Accession file identifies original #93, Catalogue No. E20880, as a war club made of whales rib from Koutznow [i.e. Hutsnuwu people]. Anthropology Catalogue ledger book lists locality as Admiralty Island, Alaska.

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.

From card: "4/4/68 - includes pair of leggings, only a few coins remain on skirt, GP A-B-C. Leggings have red wool applique and shell buttons. Skirt [a.k.a. apron] decorated with puffin beaks and coins. Collector's tag: "Dancing skirt and leggings. Ancient work was trimmed when new with puffin beaks and Chinese copper coins. Procured at Massett [Masset] of Scana cha tas, a chief whose father formerly owned and wore the dress in ceremonials. Chinese copper coins were brought from Canton by traders 100 years ago and were very common among the coast tribes who trimmed their blankets with them."The handwritten James G. Swan tag quoted on the card above is still with the artifacts as of 2010. In addition to the information quoted above, it lists the objects as Swan original No. 70 and indicates a collection date of July 7th, 1883, at a cost of $1.25.

FROM CARD: "STEVENSON N.Y. ILLUS. IN USNM AR, 1888; FIG. 2, P. 535; ALSO IN PROCEEDINGS, USNM, VOL. 73, ART. 14, FIG. 2; P. 10. GIFT TO NEW YORK UNIVERSITY-JUNE 14, 1897." FROM 19TH OR EARLY 20TH CENTURY EXHIBIT LABEL WITH CARD: "FIRE-DRILL.---LOWER PIECE AND SPINDLES OF CEDAR. ROUGHLY MADE FROM A ROUND PIECE OF WOOD. THE FURROWS WERE CUT WITH A SAW. LENGTH OF PARTS, 18 INCHES. BILHULA INDIANS (SALISHAN STOCK), BELLA BELLA, B. C. 20,644. COLLECTED BY JAMES G. SWAN."

FROM CARD: "SKIN ARMOR:--MADE OF THREE LAYERS OF TANNED HIDE, HARDENED. TWO LAYERS ARE FORMED BY FOLDING AND THE THIRD IS INSERTED BETWEEN THEM. IN GENERAL SHAPE IT IS THAT OF A WAISTCOAT, WITH COLLAR SEWED ON WITH THONGS, BUT NOT FORMED OF PIECES LIKE THE SIMILAR ARMOR. FASTENED IN FRONT WITH 4 LAPPETS AND SAILORS' BUTTONS OF BRASS. ON THE RIGHT SIDE IS A LOOP OF BUCKSKIN, PROBABLY FOR THE DAGGER, HEIGHT, 23 INCHES. ILLUS. IN USNM AR, 1893; PL. 21, FIG. 2; P. 644. LOANED TO THE S.I. CENTENNIAL COMM. 7-9-75. LOAN RETURNED FEB 9 1989."