Donor: Alaska Commercial Company / Loans: S1974-1975 #4: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (July 19, 1974–February 7, 1975) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Clapper, accession number 2-4601, described as Two pieces of wood fastened by copper wire, painted black and red.

Hearst Museum object titled Drum, accession number 2-4588, described as With hoop frame. Wood handle represents long-beaked bird head with seal-like tail. Head is probably made from seal or walrus bladder and has painting of man (?) with elongated, bent arms, outstretching fingers, head and torso and arms only represented, fish painted in space between forearms.

Hearst Museum object titled Rattle, accession number 2-4620, described as Carved, painted red, blue and black. Shape is a raven with a hawk head on the undeside and a figure probably representing a shaman on the back (fide Vera Mae Fredrickson). Raven's "ears" connect with head of human figure (fide Charles Brown).

Hearst Museum object titled Rattle, accession number 2-4805, described as Made of copper; sea animal face with fins on side of face. "Native copper, new handle" (fide John Witthoft, University Museum, Philadelphia). Identification of sea animal and use by Charles Brown, June 1964.

Hearst Museum object titled Reed organ, accession number 9-61, described as Musical wind instrument; reed organ (Sho); used in Buddhist and shrine rituals.