Woven arm ornament made of small strips of a rattan like material, tightly woven together in a braided style. The ornament has a closed circular shape, with no obvious beginning or end. The exterior of the ornament is yellow and dark brown while the interior is a light grey-green. The width of the ornament is fairly even.

Arm ring. The ring is made of woven reed and covered with black fibre, mud and white and rust coloured pigment. Several strands of twisted fibre are attached to one part of the ring by mud. The strands are divided into two bunches, each joined at the distal ends with a lump of mud that also holds feathers.

Arm ring. The ring is made of woven reed and covered with black fibre, mud and white and rust coloured pigment. Several strands of twisted fibre are attached to one part of the ring by a small strip of cotton. The strands are divided into two bunches, each joined at the distal ends with a lump of mud that also holds a feather.

Bequest of W.S. Morton Mead

FROM CARD: "THE INDIAN, SITKA JACK, CHIEF SENT THESE AS HIS OWN GIFT TO THE MUSEUM. (NATIONAL)."In Dall's field catalogue, filed under Accession No. 3258, entry under # 617, these objects are described as "Bone armlets, Tinneh natives of Upper Chilkaht R. (Presented to the S.I. by Sitka Jack, Indian Chief + interpreter, Sitka.)" Note that there is also an entry recorded under accession number 5273 for the year 1876 that may refer to these objects? It records a donation of Chilcat bone armlets from Sitka Jack. Sitka Jack may be this man?: Khaltseixh (Sitka Jack) (1836-1916), Tlingit L'uknax.ádi clan house leader and Indian policeman.Illus. Fig. 256 p. 250 in Van Kampen, Ukjese. 2012. The History of Yukon First Nations Art, Phd dissertation, Leiden University. https://openaccess.leidenuniv.nl/handle/1887/18984 . Van Kampen identifies as probably Southern Tutchone.

Silk armbands that are part of a wedding outfit (with 2589/1 a,b,c,d,e-f,g,h). They are embroidered with pink flowers having green leaves, a silk bow each, and small metal circles.