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Ceremonial Rattles 2E299082-0

From card for 299081-2: "Used during the (Tsokwali) war ceremonial. Like 299079. (Broken.)"

Culture
Quileute
Made in
Washington, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Headring-BasketryE299067-0

From card: "Worn during the Tlokwalli ceremony by a man who owned a guardian spirit. Cedar bark ring with tresses and with four pendant clam shell rattles. Black feathers bundled with cedar bark tress; pendants of large blue glass beads. Illus.: Hndbk. N. Amer. Ind., Vol. 7, Northwest Coast, Fig. 2b, pg. 434." Identified in Handbook caption as "Head ring of the Black Face Society, worn by a man who owned a guardian spirit. Ring and tresses are cedar bark, from which are suspended clam shell rattles."

Culture
Quileute
Made in
Washington, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Basket With LidE299050-0

From card: "Introduced by Makah 70 years ago. [i.e. about 70 years prior to 1917.] Dark green seaweed, no pattern."

Culture
Quileute
Made in
Washington, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Clallam (Salish) Style Coiled BasketE299008-0

From card: "The Quileute Indians learned the make of these baskets some 40 years ago [i.e. about 40 years prior to 1917]. With lid; [card has drawing of pattern]; all this type of maple splints."

Culture
Quileute
Made in
Washington, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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BasketE299017-0

From card: "Coloring of splits done under Makah influence. Fancy basket, sides twined and inserted; design swimming birds."

Culture
Quileute
Made in
Washington, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Nootka Style BasketE299012-0

From card: "Introduced into Quileute territory very recently. [this note written circa 1917]. Outside vertical strips, inside horizontal sewing of cross twine. Loop edge."

Culture
Quileute
Made in
Washington, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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BasketE299033-0

From card: "Introduced by Makah 70 years ago. [i.e. about 70 years prior to 1917.] Brilliant colors; design birds and canoe on side; whorl design on lid."

Culture
Quileute
Made in
Washington, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Tsimshian Style BasketE299018-0

From card: "Introduced recently [basket was catalogued in 1917] (through Makah) among Quileute Indians. All made by Quileute women. Quileutes call these the "standing up" baskets. Double wall inner of rush and outer of flattened grass stem; gaudily dyed. Four loop handles."

Culture
Quileute
Made in
Washington, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Basket With LidE299016-0

From card: "Square basket checker and diaper weaving of natural cedar bark (inner and outer side giving variety) and splints colored dark brown and black. Good specimen."

Culture
Quileute
Made in
Washington, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Basket MatE299060-0

From card: "Introduced by Makah 70 years ago. [i.e. about 70 years prior to 1917]. Design four birds."

Culture
Quileute
Made in
Washington, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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