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Club

Club

First Nations, Nuu-chah-nulth, Hesquiat
ca. 1800
99.36
yius (basket)

yius (basket)

Cowlitz
ca. 1890s
93.74
Seated human figure bowl

Seated human figure bowl

Coast Salish
pre-1800
83.223
Sx̌ʷayəp (cedar bark dress)

Sx̌ʷayəp (cedar bark dress)

Alice Williams
1985
91.206.1
First Salmon Ceremony

First Salmon Ceremony

Ron Hilbert Coy (Vadesqidab)
ca. 1978
2005.175
Shaman Who Went to the Other World

Shaman Who Went to the Other World

Stan Greene
1980
2005.125
Coiled basket (yiQus)

Coiled basket (yiQus)

Julia Anderson Meigs, (tsisdaws)
late 19th or early 20th century
2005.176
Symphony of Butterflies

Symphony of Butterflies

Susan Point
2006
2007.49
The First People

The First People

Susan Point
2008
2008.31
The End of the Ancestors

The End of the Ancestors

Gerald Bruce subiyay Miller
1992
2009.23
Small bowl-shaped basket

Small bowl-shaped basket

Pima
ca. 1890
75.3
Dlam (interior housepost) depicting (upper) One Who Announces Names of the Guests and (lower) Dzunuk'wa giantess

Dlam (interior housepost) depicting (upper) One Who Announces Names of the Guests and (lower) Dzunuk'wa giantess

Arthur Shaughnessy (Hemasilakw)
ca. 1907
82.168.1
Dlam (interior housepost)

Dlam (interior housepost)

Arthur Shaughnessy (Hemasilakw)
ca. 1907
82.169.1
Dlam (interior housepost)

Dlam (interior housepost)

Arthur Shaughnessy (Hemasilakw)
ca. 1907
82.169.2
Lukwalil (feast dish)

Lukwalil (feast dish)

Calvin Hunt (Tlasutiwalis)
1994
94.63
Sakíi.id (headdress frontlet)

Sakíi.id (headdress frontlet)

Albert Edward Edenshaw
ca. 1870
91.1.82
Mask of the Moon (Tl’uk)

Mask of the Moon (Tl’uk)

First Nations, Nuxalk
ca. 1880
91.1.95
Bracelet with totemic eagle design

Bracelet with totemic eagle design

Native American
ca. 1900
74.34
Hinkeet'sam—Wolf or Serpent

Hinkeet'sam—Wolf or Serpent

First Nations, Nuu-chah-nulth, Hesquiat
ca. 1930
91.1.26
Mask of Ḱumugwe’ (Chief of the Sea)

Mask of Ḱumugwe’ (Chief of the Sea)

Native American, Kwakwaka'wakw
ca. 1880
91.1.30
Niijaang.u (portrait mask)

Niijaang.u (portrait mask)

Native American
ca. 1840
91.1.38
Face mask

Face mask

Haisla
ca. 1830
91.1.39
Qwa.a rudee or xoodee (chest)

Qwa.a rudee or xoodee (chest)

Native American
ca. 1885
91.1.43
Model Totem Pole

Model Totem Pole

Native American
early 20th century
91.1.45
Raven rattle

Raven rattle

Native American
ca. 1850
91.1.57
Guulaangw gyaat'aad (button robe)

Guulaangw gyaat'aad (button robe)

John Yeltadzi
ca. 1890
91.1.65
Yéil X'eenh (Raven Screen)

Yéil X'eenh (Raven Screen)

Native American, Kadyisdu.axch', Tlingit, Kiks.adi clan
ca. 1810
79.98
Lkaayaak yeil s'aaxw (Box of Daylight Raven Hat)

Lkaayaak yeil s'aaxw (Box of Daylight Raven Hat)

Gaanax'adi clan
ca. 1850
91.1.124
Platter (qwa.a. qiihlaa)

Platter (qwa.a. qiihlaa)

Charles Edenshaw
ca. 1885
91.1.127
Daalaa stlagaa (bracelet)

Daalaa stlagaa (bracelet)

Charles Edenshaw
ca. 1890
91.1.130
Xoots kudas' (Bear Chilkat shirt)

Xoots kudas' (Bear Chilkat shirt)

Angoon
ca. 1860
91.1.137
Sea Captain Figure

Sea Captain Figure

Native American
ca. 1850
91.1.106
Shaman Figure

Shaman Figure

Native American
ca. 1860
91.1.119
Mama'yutlamalagaml (Atlak'im Woman Giving Birth mask)

Mama'yutlamalagaml (Atlak'im Woman Giving Birth mask)

Mungo Martin (Nakapankam)
ca. 1940
91.1.7
Galukw'amhl (Mask of the Crooked Beak)

Galukw'amhl (Mask of the Crooked Beak)

Willie Seaweed (Hilamas)
ca. 1940
91.1.1
Huxwhukw'iwe' (mask of the Huxwhukw)

Huxwhukw'iwe' (mask of the Huxwhukw)

Willie Seaweed (Hilamas)
ca. 1938
91.1.2
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