From card: "Obtained through contact with Quinault Indians. Cross-warp-twine work, called by the Quileutes "lace basket." Same as 299001."

From card: "Introduced by Makah 70 years ago. [i.e. about 70 years prior to 1917]. Design four birds in red."

From card: "The Quileute Indians learned the make of these baskets some 40 years ago [i.e. about 40 years prior to 1917]. Same work as 299003; small square pattern inserted."

From card: "Introduced by Makah 70 years ago. [i.e. about 70 years prior to 1917]. Design 2 birds and 2 otter."Design on mat includes 2 birds. The catalogue card identifies the other two figures as otters, but these instead appear to be two canoes with two human figures in each.

From card: "Introduced by Makah 70 years ago. [i.e. about 70 years prior to 1917.] Grass imbrication, yellow black and red dye; design canoes in black."

From card for 299070 - 2: "Bent horn of [blank on card] rudely worked."

From card: "Introduced by Makah 70 years ago. [i.e. about 70 years prior to 1917.] Round basket; dark green seaweed with white seaweed [six-pointed] stars (starfish?)"

From card for 299081-2: "Used during the (Tsokwali) war ceremonial. Old rattle of wood. Bird form in halves joined with cord; handle wrapped with splint."

FROM CARD: "23365-8. 23368 TO ANNECY MUS." Note: as of 2009 there are two bags in the collections numbered 23368.A list in Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 186, Box 11, Distribution 5103, indicates one bag with this number was sent as part of an exchange to the Annecy Museum, Haute-Savoie, France, March 1887.