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Knife, SheathedE74265-0
Wooden Spoon, Flat PlainE60151-0
Wooden DishE60156A-0

FROM CARD: "60156A,B*. "*TWO SPECIMENS WERE FOUND WITH THIS NUMBER; HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED A & B. 156A: ANIMAL-FORM BOWL; CARVED IN RELIEF; RIM INLAID WITH OPERCULA. 60156A: LOANED RENWICK GAL. 11-7-73. LOAN RETURNED 8-24-76. 60156A FROM: PAGE 36, BOXES AND BOWLS CATALOG; RENWICK GALLERY; SMITHSONIAN PRESS; 1974. OBJECT ILLUS. ON SAME PAGE. 5. ANIMAL-FORM BOWL WOOD; CARVED IN RELIEF; RIM INLAID WITH OPERCULA LENGTH: 15 1/2. TLINGIT, HUTSNUWU, ALASKA. COLLECTED BY J. J. MCLEAN CATALOGED AUGUST 23, 1882. 60,156-A."Identified by Joe Zuboff, Angoon Cultural Leader, 2014, as in the form of a seal (a seal on a rock); he also indicates it bears traces of paint.Listed on page 41 in "The Exhibits of the Smithsonian Institution at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, California, 1915", in section "Arts of the Northwest Coast Tribes".

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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Carved Ivory Ornaments, Charms, Etc.E67926-0
Black Horn Spoon, Plain HandleE60135-0

FROM CARD: "[From 19th or early 20th century exhibit] LABEL: "HORN SPOONS. BOWLS, MADE FROM THE HORN OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN SHEEP. IN SOME EXAMPLES THE HANDLES ARE MADE FROM THE HORN OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN GOAT. IN SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA, IN CANADA, AND THROUGHOUT THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION OF THE UNITED STATES, THE HORN OF THE MOUNTAIN SHEEP IS USED IN MAKING DOMESTIC UTENSILS. THE HORN OF THE GOAT ALSO LENDS ITSELF TO THE CARVER'S ART, AND BY THE TLINGIT INDIANS IS CARVED AND ENGRAVED TO REPRESENT TOTEMIC IDEAS." (NOTE: THIS LABEL APPLIES TO 60,135-60,141; 10,389)."

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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Stone Adze, Green StoneE74987-0
Shaman's Ivory Necklace, CarvedE74971-0
Stone Charm, CarvedE74935-0

Incised decoration on both sides. Hole for suspension has been drilled through at top.

Made in
Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Wooden Dish, Long And Shallow, Old StyleE60171-0