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A contemporary Tlingit-style wooden halibut hook carved by Leslie Isaacs (Native name: Tsaandaay/Ts'aang Gaay), a Haida craftsman, in Craig, Prince of Wales Alaska in March 2013 and commissioned by Jonathan Malindine for educational purposes. It is an example of the kinds of hooks that were produced and used by both Tlingit and Haida peoples of Southeast Alaska. The name of the artifact in the local language is náxw (Lingít [Tlingit]), or ýagw táawaay (Xaad kil [Haida]). Such hooks were used by the people of the Northwest Coast to catch large halibut. Bait was tied at the intersection of the two wooden elements. Fished just off the ocean floor, a biting halibut will become hooked when the barb is embedded into its head. This hook has been carved from red cedar and yellow cedar and has a deer bone spike (Sitka black-tailed deer, Odocoileus hemionus sitkensis). Jonathan Malindine comments that hooks such as this one are now only rarely used for fishing. Their "function now is primarlly decorative, while production is an act of connection to cultural heritage." He notes that usually the upper element (i.e. non-barbed, wooden section) is carved with various motifs and figures. This object represents a standard, perhaps utilitarian, exammple of a traditional Northwest Coast halibut hook. The fish hook was sent to SI wrapped in a tan soft leather which is included in storage with the object, but may not have any cultural significance.
Basket made of woven spruce root with two repeating imbricated designs around the exterior - three stepped horizontal lines near the top, and larger spiral designs. The basket is cylindrical in shape, with the base raised slightly (convex) at the centre.
Cuff-style sterling silver bracelet with eagle and mouse woman (kuujan jaad) design, covering outer surface. Fine crosshatching with dark patina in negative spaces. Bracelet ends are rounded. Artist inscription on back.
Wide silver bracelet. Design features a large animal face at the centre with an open mouth showing teeth; the body is mirrored on both sides, out to the ends. Cross-hatchinhg in negative spaces. The bracelet has a thin border, and squared ends with two hook clasps that fits into corresponding slots.
Round silver pendant with moon design? Undecorated border. Artist inscription on back: "Where Have All the Totem Poles Gone Father". An axe with a drip shape in lower corner, below artist inscription.
Silver bracelet with design covering the outer surface. Design features a copper in the centre, two eagles beside it. The eagle wings extend around to each end. The bracelet has squared ends with one hook clasp that fits into a corresponding slot. Cross-hatching in negative spaces.