FROM CARD: "MADE OF CARVED WOOD IN TWO SECTIONS, TIED TOGETHER AT THE EDGES AND NAILED TOGETHER AT THE HANDLE. DESIGNS, A HUMAN MASK HELD BY A BEAR. PAINTED RED, GREEN AND BLACK. ILLUS. IN USNM BULL. 136, PL 8G, P.121. LOAN GLENBOW NOV 13 1987. LOAN RETURNED NOV 25 1988."Karen Anderson (Nuxalk elder) and Ian Reid (Heiltsuk) of the delegation from Bella Bella, Bella Coola and Rivers Inlet communities of British Columbia made these comments during the Recovering Voices Community Research Visit May 20th - 24th, 2013. This is a medicine man's rattle. The medicine man won't shake it, but they'll move it in a way that creates a 'washing' sound. This piece has a classic northern style - especially the slanted eyes. It is similar to the Tlingit and Tsimshian style.

From card for E23523-46: "Dec 20, 1972, Bill Holm says that these are definitely Haida."Cultural ID for paddles E23523 - 23546 is somewhat in question. They were catalogued as Clallam, Bill Holm has identified them as Haida, but James Swan in correspondence in the accession file references 24 Bella Bella paddles.

INFORMATION COPIED FROM LEDGER,AUGUST,1983. "LPX ORDER 670 $91.33"From card: "Basket hat. Completely painted with faded red background. Black and white design." "Makah" is written inside hat, near catalogue number.Pamela Brown (Heiltsuk) and Ian Reid (Heiltsuk) of the delegation from Bella Bella, Bella Coola and Rivers Inlet communities of British Columbia made the following comments during the Recovering Voices Community Research Visit May 20th - 24th, 2013. This hat labeled as Bella Bella was most likely given as a gift, acquired through marriage, or stolen. Heiltsuk hats are never shaped in this way. It is very Makah and West coast design choices.

FROM 19TH CENTURY EXHIBIT CATALOGUE EXCERPT WITH CARD: "(97) FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES. [P.] 921. FISH-HOOKS (4). SHANK MADE OF A HEMLOCK SPLINT, THE ENDS BROUGHT NEARLY TOGETHER AND HELD BY A LIGHT LASHING; SHORT, WOODEN BARB; LINE, TWISTED BARK. INDIANS OF NORTHWEST COAST. LENGTH, 4 TO 5 1/2 INCHES. BELLA BELLA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, 1876. 20,654. JAMES G. SWAN."

From card for E23523-46: "Dec 20, 1972, Bill Holm says that these are definitely Haida."Cultural ID for paddles E23523 - 23546 is somewhat in question. They were catalogued as Clallam, Bill Holm has identified them as Haida, but James Swan in correspondence in the accession file references 24 Bella Bella paddles.

FROM CARD: "STEVENSON N.Y. ILLUS. IN USNM AR, 1888; FIG. 2, P. 535; ALSO IN PROCEEDINGS, USNM, VOL. 73, ART. 14, FIG. 2; P. 10. GIFT TO NEW YORK UNIVERSITY-JUNE 14, 1897." FROM 19TH OR EARLY 20TH CENTURY EXHIBIT LABEL WITH CARD: "FIRE-DRILL.---LOWER PIECE AND SPINDLES OF CEDAR. ROUGHLY MADE FROM A ROUND PIECE OF WOOD. THE FURROWS WERE CUT WITH A SAW. LENGTH OF PARTS, 18 INCHES. BILHULA INDIANS (SALISHAN STOCK), BELLA BELLA, B. C. 20,644. COLLECTED BY JAMES G. SWAN."

From card for E23523-46: "Dec 20, 1972, Bill Holm says that these are definitely Haida."Cultural ID for paddles E23523 - 23546 is somewhat in question. They were catalogued as Clallam, Bill Holm has identified them as Haida, but James Swan in correspondence in the accession file references 24 Bella Bella paddles.

FROM CARD: "EX[changed]. OCT. 30, [18]85"