This twined grass basket with lid (11.9 cm x 9.9 cm) has sides embroidered with blue thread in zigzag pattern and in pink flowers with green leaves. The lid has three rows of zigzag with blue, pink, and blue again. The basket is very well made.
This bow has a wrist guard attached with thin leather strip. A babiche string is lashed at both ends. The bow has been colored red with crayon; most of color has worn off. "Copper Jack, Snag, YT" has been written in pen.¬ulture: Athabascan
Round; 1.5 in. across; replica of pocket watch in walrus ivory; "stem" is broken and once had hole through it for suspension. The numerals are done in fair approximation of the regular ones - the watch has 12 hours but they are not correctly...
Descriptive Narrative: Carved wooden mask by Nathan Jackson with earrings by Emma Marks. The natural color of the wood shows through on most of the mask except where hair, eyebrows, and eyes are painted in black, and nostrils and lips in red. A...
Tlingit bear mask carved of wood and painted. Mask is hollowed out with an adze from a single piece of wood. 32 inset shell teeth; abalone pupils. Ears show bear profiles and are each edges with 12 wooden pegs which secure a tuft of dark red-brown...
Exhibition: ASM 7-8/70 Descriptive Narrative: A certificate presented by Mathew Murav'ev, Chief Manager of the Russian-American Company, to Matvei Naushketl, a Tlingit chief. The certificate was given along with a silver medal "Soiuznye...
Descriptive Narrative: 1 certificate attesting the giving of a Christina name to Naushket, a Sitka chief. Bears red seal which is disintegrated. Descriptive Narrative: A Russian certificate presented to a Tlingit leader of Sitka,...
Accession Number: 92-57 Descriptive Narrative: Bronze sculpture "The Hiker" by Louis Potter; depicts a man with walking stick, walking uphill, with tumpline around forehead supporting pack on back. Inscription: Louis Potter/Alaska/1904
Accession Number: 96-26 Descriptive Narrative: Paper cut-out in the shape of a paulownia leaf, printed in gold, black and green. Background printed on each side is a photographic reproduction of a leaf in gold and black. In the center is a...
Accession Number: 98-1 Model: 4.2" Dahlgren projectile Descriptive Narrative: Explosive shell casing made of a steel (rusted); approx. 4" in diameter and 8.25" from end to end. One end is rounded, the other tapering. The rounded end has...
Descriptive Narrative: Cross-shaped medallion of gold-tone metal hanging from a black and gold striped ribbon. The center of the medallion has a tiny cloisonné image of St. George & the Dragon.
Label: (c.1988) RUSSIAN-AMERICAN HERTIAGE MONTH...
Accession Number: 72-96-16
Description: spruce root; grass; black; orange; blue-green; woven; decorated
Descriptive Narrative: One large Tlingit spruce root basket. Three bands of false embroidery in several different colors of dyed...
Description: wool; brass; braid; piping; serge; cotton; silk; ribbon Used: Chief Kowee; Kaawa.ee Descriptive Narrative: a). Jacket - navy blue wool, double breasted, w/row of 7 brass navy type buttons & 7 buttonholes up each side of the...
History: Found in the collection with no documentation. The name "Kow-ee" (Kaawa.ee) was given to several prominent men of the L'eeneidí clan, Teel' Hít (Dog Salmon House), Aak'wkwaan (or Auke Tlingit). Such signs were attached to the residences...
Descriptive Narrative: Small Chilkat robe. Design is an eagle. Notes: Per Maria Miller 1/12/1987: All yarn in this piece is commercial yarn. The fringe is wool and jute twine. Dimensions: W: 19 5/8 in, H: 22 1/2 x 14 in Accession...
Descriptive Narrative: Watercolor painting showing Haida community houses and totem poles from the beach at Old Kasaan, on Prince of Wales Island Exhibition: ASM 7-10/84; ASM Gentle Craft Exhibit 3-10/90 see exh. catalog Dimensions: H: 10...