From card: "Arrow illus. in Smithsonian Rept. 1893; Pl. 50; fig. 5; p. 679."According to the accession record, Swan acquired 2 crabapple wood bows, with arrows, and 2 mountain yew wood bows, with arrows, from the maker, Tahahowtl or Byron, a Makah Indian of Neah Bay, Washington. These objects were catalogued as numbers E76294 - E76297.

LEDGER AND CATALOG CARD SAY 1 OBJECT WITH THIS NUMBER SENT TO GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY, WASHINGTON, D.C. 1887. LEDGER AND CATALOG CARD SAY 1 OBJECT WITH THIS NUMBER SENT TO TROCADERO, FRANCE. 1885.According to the accession record, Swan acquired 2 crabapple wood bows, with arrows, and 2 mountain yew wood bows, with arrows, from the maker, Tahahowtl or Byron, a Makah Indian of Neah Bay, Washington. These objects were catalogued as numbers E76294 - E76297.

FROM CARD: "OLD CATALOG CALLS THIS ONE OF SEVERAL "FISHING ARROWS," BUT THE TAG ATTACHED SAYS IT IS A "NET STRETCHER". A SMOOTH STICK, WRAPPED IN THREE PLACES WITH CEDAR (?) BARK. ILLUS., IN SMITHSONIAN REPORT FOR 1893, PL. 50, FIG. 1-2, P. 679." The card seems to refer only to the one stick that is (apparently) not an arrow, but there are also 9 arrows with this number.Records in the SI Archives of the Office of Distribution say that an unspecified number of fish arrows with this number were sent to the Trocadero in Paris in 1885.

FROM CARD: "2 ARROWS IN COLLECTION 8/17/66."Two arrows with barbed bone points. No bow located.

FROM CARD: "FOR SHOOTING SALMON."Note that donor Lt. J. W. White's name is mistranscribed on catalog card and ledger book as "J. M. White".

FROM CARD: "*TWO [of the original nine] ARROWS [sent to] TO TROCADERO [Museum], 1885. THREE OF REMAINING SEVEN MAY BE FROM CALIFORNIA. 8/17/66. INVENTORIED."Six arrows located in the collections.