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Carvings1-1646

The paint is white, black, blue, and red.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood, paint and nail
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Mask | Humanoid | Replica2.5E655C
Basketry Potlatch Rings1-11396

Spruce Root Hat Ornament, Tlingit A basket maker's tour de force, this stack of 30 rings, the longest known, is woven as one piece. Hats with stacked rings, a symbol of high status, are worn at ceremonies such as potlatches, where Tlingit families bring out their most treasured objects (at-ow). 1800s; Collected by Israel W. Powell, for the American Museum of Natural History; No. 1-11396 The stacks of basketry cylinders crowning crest hats or replicated on totem poles are at once emblems of status, objects of controversy, and the basketmaker's tour de force. This enormous pile--at thirty rings tall, the longest ever known--was acquired in the early 1880s by Israel W. Powell, Indian Commissioner for British Columbia, who was collecting for the American Museum of Natural History in British Columbia and Alaska. It would be interesting to know why and for whom this stack had been made, but it unfortunately lacks further documentation. Almost all popular accounts of Northwest Coast culture and even many contemporary native elders state that each ring of the stack on a hat top represents a potlatch given by the chief who owned the hat. (Holm, Spirit and Ancestor, 1987)

Culture
Tlingit
Material
spruce root and paint
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Canoe Paddle1-584

The pigment is black.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quinault
Material
yew wood, red cedar wood and pigment
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Carving2.5E1039

The paint is red, black, and blue.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
cedar wood and paint
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Totem Pole1991-1/4
Canoe Paddle2437

The paint is black, red, and green.

Culture
Tlingit: Sitka
Material
yellow cedar wood and paint
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Arrows | Bows | Club1-2076

The paint is red, green, yellow, white, and black.

Culture
Coast Salish: Snuneymuxw
Material
wood, paint, western red cedar, cord and cedar bark
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Feast Tray | Fragment2176
Canoe Ornament1941