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Paint StickNWC/0040

Culture
Tlingit ?
Material
wood and pigment
Made in
“ // ” ?
Holding Institution
American Museum of Natural History
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Carved Sticks 2E74383-0
Split Stick, Paint Brush "Tes-Sale"E209922-0
Sticks For Face PaintingE20634-0

Culture
Bella Bella (Heiltsuk)
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Carved Sticks 2E74384-0
Wood Carving, Masking-Stick (?)E67888-0
Painting-Stick (2)E168362-0

FROM CARD: "FOR THE FACE."Provenience note: List in accession file (this object is # 26 on list) appears to attribute this to the HoonahTlingit of "Khart-heene"? [speculatively, possibly a version of one of the place names Karheen???] List also identifies object as "Pattern sticks or stencils for marking face for festival or ceremonial occasions ... the stick is laid on the face and the color is applied around it."Listed on page 47 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)".

Culture
Tlingit and Hoonah
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Wooden SpatulaE398995-0
6 Paint Sticks And 1 ShellE233188-0
Paint Stick2325

Culture
Haida
Material
wood and paint
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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