It may be presumed that this object was probably collected by George Gibbs during his time on the Northwest Boundary Survey, 1857-1860?For more information, see pdf of additional documentation on the Gibbs collections provided by Liz Hammond-Kaarremaa which is filed with the Emu accession/transaction record.

FROM CARD: "MADE OF THE HORN OF MOUNTAIN GOAT. DEPOSITED."Records in the SI Archives of the Office of Distribution say this was exchanged to Salem, MA (no date) but apparently either this is incorrect or it was returned to the Museum.For more information, see pdf of additional documentation on the Gibbs collections provided by Liz Hammond-Kaarremaa which is filed with the Emu accession/transaction record.

FROM CARD: "DEPOSITED." Illus. p. 255 and discussed p. 255 and p. 383 in Gilman, Carolyn. 2003. Lewis and Clark across the divide. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Books.For more information, see pdf of additional documentation on the Gibbs collections provided by Liz Hammond-Kaarremaa which is filed with the Emu accession/transaction record.

FROM CARD: "DEPOSITED. MADE OF FANCY GIGANTIA."For more information, see pdf of additional documentation on the Gibbs collections provided by Liz Hammond-Kaarremaa which is filed with the Emu accession/transaction record.

FROM CARD: "DEPOSITED."

FROM CARD: "MADE OF THE HORN OF MOUNTAIN GOAT. DEPOSITED."For more information, see pdf of additional documentation on the Gibbs collections provided by Liz Hammond-Kaarremaa which is filed with the Emu accession/transaction record.

FROM CARD: "DEPOSITED."A black-brimmed painted basketry hat. Hat is described, p. 57 in Ostapkowicz, Joanna, 2010, "Nuu-chah-nulth and Makah Black-brimmed Hats: Chronology and Style," American Indian Art Magazine, 35(3). [Hat is] " ... a striking example with expansive design elements rendered in black and red, including a large, four-way split oval at the front and a series of featherlike U-forms extending down the back. As with most ... [black-brimmed hats], it is difficult to identify the creature depicted."For more information, see pdf of additional documentation on the Gibbs collections provided by Liz Hammond-Kaarremaa which is filed with the Emu accession/transaction record.

FROM CARD: "TWO BUNDLES. DEPOSITED."For more information, see pdf of additional documentation on the Gibbs collections provided by Liz Hammond-Kaarremaa which is filed with the Emu accession/transaction record.

Illus. Fig. 7, p. 43 in Wright, Robin K., 1979, "Haida Argillite Ship Pipes," American Indian Art Magazine, 5(1). Identified there as an argillite ship-motif pipe, showing full hull and billethead, with three Euro-Americans and highly pierced central cabin.It may be presumed that this object was probably collected by George Gibbs during his time on the Northwest Boundary Survey, 1857-1860?For more information, see pdf of additional documentation on the Gibbs collections provided by Liz Hammond-Kaarremaa which is filed with the Emu accession/transaction record.

FROM CARD: "LADLES OF HORN OF THE BIG-HORN SHEEP."For more information, see pdf of additional documentation on the Gibbs collections provided by Liz Hammond-Kaarremaa which is filed with the Emu accession/transaction record.