Object has an old museum tag that says: "For Trial Chilkat Group." The assumption is that this means the object was at one time intended for use on an early 20th century Smithsonian exhibit mannequin representing a Chilkat Tlingit person.

From card: "The Quileute Indians learned the make of these baskets some 40 years ago [i.e. about 40 years prior to 1917]. Small, hard coil; made with raphia."

No catalog card found in card fileModel of E46343 made in the Anthropology Lab for exhibit purposes (# is written on the artifact). Original is from Sitka, Alaska with no culture identified, though it has been attributed as Tlingit.Anthropology Catalogue ledger book indicates this is a model of artifact E46343, modeled by the Anthropology Laboratory for exhibit at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis, 1904. The ledger lists the name of C.R. Luscombe, who is presumably the model maker.

From card: "In natural color with overlaid designs forming [right-facing] swastika in natural color; encircled by two narrow bands in lavender berry juice stain; main elements of cedar bark."Note: The swastika is usually considered a non-traditional Northwest Coast basket design symbol. It was popular in the early 20th century in Europe and North America as a good luck symbol but disappeared from use after it became negatively viewed because of its association with the Nazi party.

From card: "Renumbered. Illus. in USNM AR, 1888, Pl. VII, fig. 19, p. 260." Identified in publication as "Ear and Nose Ornaments. Of shark's teeth. Auk Indians, Admiralty Island, Alaska. Collected by James G. Swan."Anthropology catalogue ledger book lists a collection date of 1876; i.e. this is probably part of the artifacts Swan collected in 1875/1876 for the Smithsonian the Centennial Exposition, possibly accession 4730? See E20848, which is possibly the same or related objects, since E72993 is identified as "renumbered"?

FROM CARD: "TWO BLADED DAGGER. MADE OF IRON, ONE BLADE LONG AND TAPERING, THE OTHER SHORT. THE UPPER OR OUTER SIDE OF EACH BLADE IS DIVIDED INTO THREE FLAT SURFACES, AND IN HIGHLY-FINISHED EXAMPLES THE MIDDLE SURFACE IS RAISED SLIGHTLY. GRIP BETWEEN THE BLADES NARROWED AND WRAPPED WITH CLOTH OR LEATHER. WITH SHEATH."

FROM CARD: "MADE OF THE WOOL OF MTN. GOAT & DOG HAIR." NOTE: THERE IS A HANDWRITTEN NOTE ON THE BACK OF THE CATALOGUE CARD INDICATING THIS OBJECT WAS RECATALOGUED AS #221408. THIS INFORMATION IS INCORRECT. 675 AND 221408 ARE TWO DIFFERENT OBJECTS. - F. PICKERING 2-13-2003.