Tattooing tools. Part a is a long, tapering piece of wood adorned with a human figure (tiki) at one end. Part b is a short reed with a notch cut out near each end.

Illustrated in U.S. National Museum Annual Report for 1894, Fig. 14, p. 281, under incorrect Catalogue No. 168807. Identified on pp. 280-281 as a tree-climibing device of cedar bark. "A number of long strips, or ribbons, of cedar bark are doubled in two sets so that by their middles, for a foot or more, they are twisted into a two-ply rope forming a stout loop, and this is wrapped with sennit of cedar bark so as to hold the loop in place. The ribbons are then laid out edge to edge for the distance of 3 feet or more and used as a warp across which, by open zigzag, a continuous line of twine weaving is carried from one end to the other. By this operation the ends are gathered in and wrapped with a three-ply braid. The remaining part of the ribbons are then split or shredded and twisted into a fine three-ply rope. The loop in this example serves the same purpose as the cleat in ... [E168806-0]. The broad band is the boatswain's chair and the finely twisted rope passes around the tree through the loop and is made fast by half hitches." Object has a tag with it indicating it was "Drawn by M M Hildebrant Sep 29, 1894", which presumably was the drawing done for the illustration in the 1894 USNM Annual Report.

From card: "Consisting of a wide short bank of coarse checker weaving in cedar bark having a loop at one end and an extended into a rope at the other. Used for climbing large trees. Two short ropes are looped over the large rope."

FROM CARD: "BLOCK AND ROPE. ILLUS. IN USNM AR, 1894; FIG. 13; P. 280."Listed on page 45 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 (Tools)".

Paper case holding items used for writing. The thick paper is painted then covered with a coat of lacquer. The image on the case (part a) depicted is a miniature of a woman standing with an umbrella. Her appearance is a representation of the Safaviya period in Iran. Each side has two students seated while being taught by an older, male teacher. Bottom is red with gold border. Part b has a landscape image on the end while the rest is red with a black border. Part c is a metal container with a lid that contains pieces of fibre used to make ink. Part d is metal spoon with a leaf like bowl.

Hide bow cover (part a), arrow quiver (part b) and bait container (part c). Plain bow cover and quiver with attached bait pouch and bone toggles; one toggle is carved with simple geometric designs.

A three piece set of tattooing equipment. The first piece (part a) is a rounded bowl end part of a coconut nutshell that is holding some black substance. The second piece (part b) is a flat light brown wood stick with a hollow cylindrical bone piece at the other end that is cut away at diagonally with four teeth at the longer end. The third piece (part c) is a long flat brown wood stick.

Bamboo section hollowed out. Vertical split down side leading to cracks on base. Sticker on base: "Made in Japan". Sticker on side with characters.