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Curved Knife, Wood CarvingE20753-0
1 Yew Bow & 4 ArrowsE74767-0
Fish-HooksE74769-0

LEDGER SAYS SENT TO SAPPORO MUSEUM, JAPAN. 1895; TO REV. J.C.C. NEWTON. 1895. LEDGER AND CATALOG CARD SAY SENT TO STEVENSON, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, 1897.

Culture
Makah
Made in
Neah Bay, Washington, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Shell LanceheadE23338-1

FROM CARD: "1 ACCOUNTED FOR WITH ATTACHED LANYARD, 12/13/66 GP. ILLUS.: HNDBK. N. AMER. IND., VOL. 7, NORTHWEST COAST, FIG. 2B, PG. 424."

Culture
Makah
Made in
Washington, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Rag Carpet Or RugE23428-0
Carved Wood RattleE20834-0

FROM CARD: "DESIGN: THE THUNDER BIRD USED IN THE SECRET SOCIETIES. (DR. BOAS)."Anthropology catalogue ledger book identifies Catalogue #s E20827 and E20911 as Swan original # 61. List in accession file identifies # 61 as "1 box containing complete outfit of an Indian medicine man, Hannegan Indians, Klawark village, P. of Wales Island, Alaska." Catalogue Nos. E20828 - 38 may be related objects?

Culture
Tlingit and Hannegan
Made in
Klawock, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Wooden Canoe-BailerE72684-0

From card: "Compare with #23375 (Makah - Neah Bay) - GP."72683, 72684, 72696 and 72697 are identified as Swan original # 45. Swan's list in the accession file identifies # 45 as "3 Indian baskets from Sitka, and wooden canoe bailer." Because of this listing, the canoe bailer was assumed by the cataloguer as from Sitka as well and catalogue card identifies it as Sitka Tlingit. Note however that Anthropology staffer George Phebus (listed as GP on catalogue card) comments that this canoe bailer is similar in form to Makah canoe bailers.

Culture
Tlingit and Sitka ?
Made in
Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Model Fishing CanoeE72691-0
Halibut-Hook With Float 5E88763-0
Grass MatE54099-0

FROM CARD: "54093-54100. #54093 - 81 X 39. 54094 - 86 X 43. 54095 - 84 X 39. 54096 - 82 X 43. 54097 - 92 X 48. 54098 - 88 X 49. 54099 - 78 X 43. 54100 - 84 X 42. NO. 54097 SENT AS A GIFT TO PUBLIC MUSEUM, HARRIMAN, TENN., JUNE 27, 1922."

Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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