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Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 2-5803, described as Light skin, with feather and colored string decorations. Gut fringed on 3 sides. Brown dyed gut (?) inserts, red wool trim attached with cross-stitch embroidery. Plaited sinew carrying cord.

Hearst Museum object titled Coat, accession number 2-6728, described as Gut skin coat with fur edging. According to Ronald W. Senungetuk, "This is a gut anorak for a child. Made of fish skin, seals throat skin trim with black trim I cant identify." Gut; trimmed with front gores, U-shaped trim at waistline following lower design of fur trimmed edge. Worn in kayak.

Hearst Museum object titled Coat, accession number 2-6737, described as Seal gut parka ornamented with feathers and worsted. Imitation ribbonwork in dyed gut on yoke, sleeves and hem. Acc. to Eskimo consultant R.W. Senungetuk: "Imitation ribbonwork in dyed gut on yoke" is a misrepresentational statement on the bonafide Koniaq type that can be associated easily with Russian capes, etc. but it may be indigenous.

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 2-6474, described as Mask; wooden; anthropomorphic; painted red with black mustache, beard, eyebrows, and scalp line; inserted peg teeth; circlet of wolf hair attached to skin at top; feathers missing; rawhide tie.

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 2-6475, described as Mask; wooden; anthropomorphic; painted red with black mustache, beard, eyebrows, and scalp line; inserted peg teeth; circlet of wolf hair attached to skin at top; one feather (separate), others missing; rawhide tie; forehead wrinkles.