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Shell LanceheadE23338-1

FROM CARD: "1 ACCOUNTED FOR WITH ATTACHED LANYARD, 12/13/66 GP. ILLUS.: HNDBK. N. AMER. IND., VOL. 7, NORTHWEST COAST, FIG. 2B, PG. 424."

Culture
Makah
Made in
Washington, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Basket W/LidE426223-0

CIRCULAR LIDDED BASKET WITH STRAIGHT SIDES. PLAITED BASE OF CEDAR BARK AND GRASS. SIDES OF CLOSED WRAP TWINING WITH WARP OF CEDAR BARK AND AND WRAPPED WEFT OF BEAR GRASS. RIM OF 1 CM. WIDE STRIP OF CEDAR BARK. LID ORNAMENTED WITH SPIRAL DESIGN IN RED, BROWN, AND BLACK WRPA TWINING. SIDES ORNAMENTED WITH PARALLEL BANDS IN RED, BROWN, AND BLACK WRAP TWINING. CULTURAL IDENTIFICATION BY LINDA EISENHART, MUSEUM SPECIALIST, DEPT. OF ANTHROPOLOGY, 1986.

Culture
Makah
Made in
Washington, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Carved Wooden Dance HelmetE349676-0

FROM CARD: REPRESENTS BIRD HEAD; PAINTED IN RED, BLACK AND GREEN." ILLUS. IN BAE BULLETIN 124, PL. 13A, AFTER P. 24. SEE P. 25 IN THAT PUBLICATION WHERE OBJECT IS IDENTIFIED AS A DANCE HELMET REPRESENTING A RAVEN MADE BY JIM HUNTER, A CLAYOQUOT LIVING AT NEAH BAY. - F. PICKERING 7-7-2000

Culture
Makah, Nootka (Nuu-chah-nulth) and Clayoquot
Made in
Neah Bay, Washington, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Grass BasketE9230-4
2 Buoys, Seal Pelt 2E72926-0
Model Sealing Canoe - Complete OutfitE72915-0
Bark CapeE1291-0

FROM CARD: "INNER BARK OF WHITE CEDAR. WORN IN WET WEATHER. DANISH NATL MU 1868."Records in the SI Archives of the Office of Distribution (and catalog card) say this was transferred to Copenhagen, Denmark in 1867, but apparently either this is incorrect or it was later returned to the Museum.

Culture
Makah
Made in
Washington, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Grass BasketE9223-3
BasketE360848-0
2 Fish-ClubsE72911-0

From card: "Transferred back to Div. of Ethnology from Engineering, Jan 25, 1934. Clubs are [were] attached to baskets. Illus. Handbook of North American Indians, Vol. 7, Northwest Coast, Fig 5, p 426"

Culture
Makah
Made in
Neah Bay, Washington, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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