From card: "This is one of the two unpainted ones. Carved. Refer to: 231036 [card] for collecting data."

From card: "One of the two painted ones, carved. Refer to 231036 [card] for collection data. "These two are of special interest owing to the fact that the carving is not only of unusual interest but both poles are painted, the paint being in excellent condition, practically perfect." (G. A. Dorsey)"

From card: "One of the two painted ones, carved, one side only. Refer to: 231038 [card] for collecting data."

From card: "Though the accession papers give no clue as to which village these came from, Mr. H.W. Krieger had indicated they were from Sitka. (basis for information unknown.) In Acc. 41,185 in a letter dated 12/7/1903 Dr. Dorsey, who collected these items, says that he knows of no other similar ones which have ever been taken from Alaska, and that at that time there are not more than half a dozen left in the territory. Therefore rare. This is one of the two unpainted specimens. Carved. One of a pair. "Immense hewn slabs of cedar, handsomely carved. xxx in practically perfect condition, owing to the fact that they are inside house-posts, and consequently have never been exposed to the weather." (Dr. G. A. Dorsey)