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Stone Doll-Head DressedE75451-0

List in accession file includes "7. Carved stone doll heads dressed a la Chilcaht" [i.e. Chilkat]. This entry seems to refer to E75495 - 51, all of which were originally catalogued as stone doll heads dressed. Catalogue cards were later corrected to ivory instead of stone for E75495 - 50. As of 2010, body and cloth shirt of doll E75451 are present, but there is no head.

Culture
Tlingit and Chilkat ?
Made in
Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Box Containing Nos. 68001-9E68010-0

Though typed catalogue card for E68010 identifies this box as for #s E68001-8, Anthropology catalogue ledger book indicates E68009 was also in this box. Catalogue cards describe those objects as "CONTENTS OF THE MEDICINE MAN'S OR SHAMAN'S BOX."

Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Smoothing-StoneE60115-0

FROM CARD: "STONE DUCK USED IN SMOOTHING SKINS. "60115. ALASKA. J.J. MCCLEAN." WRITTEN ON BACK OF SPECIMEN WITH WHITE ENAMEL. REMOVED BY CONSERVATION LAB 4/30/1974."Provenience note: "Kootznahoo" was typed on catalogue card as though it were the Tlingit name for the artifact, but Kootznahoo is a place name, and the Anthropology catalogue ledger book entry for this artifact indicates that is what it should be as well.

Culture
Tlingit and Hutsnuwu
Made in
Angoon, Admiralty Island, Alaska, USA ?; Kootznahoo, Alaska, USA ? or Killisnoo, Killisnoo Island, Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Bundle Of Gambling-SticksE74258-0
Adze BladesE60104-0
Small Carved StoneE74359-0

Provenience note: collection apparently purchased or collected by McLean in Sitka and vicinity circa 1884.

Culture
Tlingit
Made in
Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Wooden DishEL3802-0

From Ledger Book: "Loan John J. McLean June 10, 1905. Sent to Mr. Philip S. McLean, 50 Church ST, NYC, 9/9/[19]13" Recorded under loan "Accession" # 10413. Apparently, most of this collection was returned to the family of the lender, but this item remains in the collection.This bowl is formerly ET623. Description from T # card: "Small canoe shaped -- traces of red paint..."

Culture
Haida
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Wooden DishE60173-0
Doctor's Totem StickE75425-0