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Small Horn Carved Bird's HeadE74956-0
Stone-PolisherE60116-0

FROM CARD: "CARVED WITH TOTEM OF BEAR."Anthropology catalogue ledger book lists locality as Hoonia.

Culture
Tlingit and Hoonah
Made in
Hoonah, Chichagof Island, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Knife And Leather SheathE67830-0
Large Ladle From Horn Of Mountain SheepE45989-0

FROM CARD: "45989 LOANED TO RENWICK GALLERY 2/11/82. RETURNED 6/1983. LOANED TO SITES-TREASURES 5-10-84. RETURNED 11-19-84. HORN LADLE, CA. 1850-80. TLINGIT INDIANS; ALASKA. MOUNTAIN-SHEEP HORN 24 X 13 X 6 7/8 (61 X 33 X 17.5). LADLES MADE OF MOUNTAIN-SHEEP HORN WERE FABRICATED BY FIRST STEAMING AND BENDING THE HORN ON A MOLD AND THEN CARVING THE DESIRED DESIGN. RAVENS AND BIRDS OF PREY---SYMBOLS OF DEATH AND REINCARNATION ---ARE FREQUENTLY DEPICTED. THE FIGURE WITH THE RECURVED BEAK REPRESENTS THE SHARED SOUL OF MAN AND SPIRIT, INTERMEDIATE BETWEEN BIRD AND HUMAN."

Culture
Tlingit and Chilkat
Made in
Chilkat, Alaska, USA ? or Kluckwan, Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Stone Sinker (?) Or PestleE74444-0
Small StoneE74365-0
Wooden Dish Or TrayE67897-0
Carved Wooden Pipe, Brass BowlE60204-0

Pipes E60200 - E60204, which do not have original numbers listed in the Anthropology catalogue ledger book, have been presumed to be from Hoonia/Hoonah by the person who typed the catalogue cards, based on the original artifact list in the accession file.

Culture
Tlingit and Hoonah
Made in
Hoonah, Chichagof Island, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Stone Pestle, Carved, With HandleE60111-0
Round Basket With CoverE72436-0

May be Sitka Tlingit?: it is identified as collected in Sitka; and also see accession history re the basket part of this accession being from the "Sitka-Kwahn."

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