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FloatE43237-0

FROM CARD: "ILLUS. IN USNM AR, 1888; PL. 29, FIG. 140, P. 286." Publication caption identifies as a halibut line float of cedar wood, carved to represent a shag or duck.

Culture
Tlingit
Made in
Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Wood Carving - Witch Under TortureE43239-0
Herring-Spawn, Used As FoodE46471-0

FROM CARD: "46470-1. 46471 - DEPOSITED ON SEAWEED."

Made in
Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Horn SpoonE43252-0
Labret, OvalE58212-0

Accession record identifies as Chilkaht Alaska. It is unclear if Chilkaht is a cultural identification, a place, or both.

Culture
Tlingit and Chilkat
Made in
Chilkaht, Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Stone AxE43234-0

FROM CARD: "43234-6. #43234 - SERPENTINE. #43234-ILLUS. IN USNM AR, 1888; PL. 23, FIG. 87, P. 278."

Culture
Tlingit
Made in
Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Wood Carving - Snipe Oil CupE43244-0
Wood Carving Dead Chief Carried On Back Of FishE43241-0
Halibut Fish-HookE42976-0

FROM CARD: "ILLUS. IN USNM AR, 1888; PL. 31, FIG. 155; P. 286 (TLINGIT)." FROM CARD: "FISHHOOK.---MADE OF SPRUCE, REPRESENTING A SEA-GULL. MADE IN TWO PIECES, LASHED AT THE JOINT WITH CEDAR BARK, THE SHANKS BEING CARVED WITH DESIGNS SUPPOSED TO GIVE GOOD LUCK TO THE FISHERMAN. THE BARBS WERE FORMERLY OF BONE OR SHELL, BUT LATER OF IRON. TLINKIT INDIANS (KOLUSCHAN STOCK), SITKA, ALASKA. 42,976. COLLECTED BY COMMANDER L. A. BEARDSLEE, U.S.N. NEG.NO. 6205."

Culture
Tlingit
Made in
Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Ancient Stone PestleE46490-0

FROM CARD: "46488-90. #46490 UNFINISHED ? "

Culture
Tlingit
Made in
Hoonah, Chichagof Island, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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