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Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 2-4683, described as Wooden, cedar or yew, Carved out of a single piece of wood, in the shape of a bird. representing a bird; Carved out while green and soft, and processed and hardened by boiling in water; Oil impregnated.

Hearst Museum object titled Box, accession number 2-3880, described as Ivory box with wooden top with missing thong. Engraved animals and hunting scene. Cut from section of a tusk. Geometric bands incised at both edges and twice diagonally through the surface.

Hearst Museum object titled Charm, accession number 2-5871, described as Carving of a woman, head and torso only; walrus ivory.

Hearst Museum object titled Dance model, accession number 2-6418, described as Carved bone and ivory models of dancers in box with cover. Includes 2 drummers, 2 soapstone birds. Box exterior stained red. Rawhide hinges.

Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 2-4812, described as Carved wooden figure with human hair, anthropomorphic. Made of yellow cedar, painted black and red. A land otter is depicted around neck of figure. On front and back of chest is design of land otter or mink - shaman's messenger spirit. Height: 42 cm (16½ inches)

Hearst Museum object titled Human figure, accession number 2-4814, described as Large, carved human figure of wood with attached hair, fur, metal rings, glass eyes; blue, green and red paint on face; natural wood body. Perhaps represents mythical land otter man. Damage to left leg and foot: left leg cracked badly (loose to touch) along grain of wood, on calf of figure; foot (previously restored) broke off completely partially along old restoration and partially with new break. Possible shamanic funerary statue.

Hearst Museum object titled Implement, accession number 2-3927, described as Prehistoric stone implement. Heavy pyrites, presenting an edge smooth from use. In connection with flint (or iron) to produce sparks to light a fire; rub on another stone (e.g.sandstone) to produce black pigment for coloring.

Hearst Museum object titled Insect figurine, accession number 2-6873, described as Carved ivory caterpillar with incised rectangles on back. Painted red with carved legs, incised face, and perforated at base.

Hearst Museum object titled Kapa (bark cloth), accession number 11-1153, described as Four separate layers: bottom layer undecorated, two middle layers watermarked with parallel diagonal lines, top layer watermarked with diamonds and colored red. Bark of paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera) beaten into sheets, one layer colored by beating in red fibres, watermarked with patterned beaters. 4 sheets "sewn" together at one edge w/twisted white kapa "cord". The outer cover, a very popular style has red fibers beaten onto a white sheet and covered w/an extremely gauzy overlay of white.

Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 2-3925, described as Piece of stone knife. Ground slate, fragment of a large ulu blade; sharpened from both sides.