probably Haida (attributed); said to have been collected from the Chilkat Tlingit
Previous owner
Skandoo (Skan-doo/Skundoo), Chilkat Tlingit
Bernard A. Whalen (B.A. Whalen), Non-Indian, 1869-1942
Seller
Bernard A. Whalen (B.A. Whalen), Non-Indian, 1869-1942
Collection History
Collection history unknown, but said to have been owned by Skandoo (Skan-doo/Skundoo, Chilkat Tlingit); purchased by George Heye in 1904 from Bernard A. Whalen (1869-1942), who dealt in "Alaskan Indian Curios" and operated Whalen's Curio Store in Los Angeles, California.
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Place
Haida Gwaii(Queen Charlotte Islands); North Coast Regional District (Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District); British Columbia; Canada (inferred)