. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution . gle: next, the orca orkiller; next, the raven; the lowest, the beaver. Gat. No. 88977, U. S. Haicla Indians. Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia. Col-lected by James G. Swan. Fig. 263a. Figure in Black Slate. The bear mother. This figure is repro-duced in Plates XLIX and L. For legend see text. This may betakenas the best specimen of Haida slate-carving. Made by Skaows-keay,an Indian carver of Skidegate, Queen Charlotte Islands. British Colum-bia. Cat. No. 73117, U. S. N. M. CoUected by James G. Swan. Fig. 264.
. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution . gle: next, the orca orkiller; next, the raven; the lowest, the beaver. Gat. No. 88977, U. S. Haicla Indians. Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia. Col-lected by James G. Swan. Fig. 263a. Figure in Black Slate. The bear mother. This figure is repro-duced in Plates XLIX and L. For legend see text. This may betakenas the best specimen of Haida slate-carving. Made by Skaows-keay,an Indian carver of Skidegate, Queen Charlotte Islands. British Colum-bia. Cat. No. 73117, U. S. N. M. CoUected by James G. Swan. Fig. 264. Slate Pipe. Cat. No. 2589, U. S. N. M. Northwest coast. Collected byCapt. Charles Wilkes, U. S. Navy. Fig. 265. Slate Pipe. Cat. No. 2590, U. S. N. M. Puget Sound, by the U. S. Exploring Expedition, Capt. Charles Wilkes,commander. Fig. 266, Slate Dish. Design, the orca or killer. Cat. No. 89005, U. S. N. Indians, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia. Collectedby James G. Swan. Report of National Museum, 1 888.—Niblack. Plate
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