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Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 2-5811, described as Leather, with embroidery of red skin and thread. U - shaped flat pouch of bleached deerskin trimmed with sealskin, red dyed applique strips, plaited sinew carrying cord.
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.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Fishhook, accession number 2-4496, described as Ivory. Separate barb tied to stem with 2-ply sinew cordage. Hook suspended from heavier plaited sinew line.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon, accession number 2-6674, described as Red-painted wood shaft, bone foreshaft, detachable head of native copper with 3 unilateral barbs; fletched; plaited sinew line.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon, accession number 2-6364, described as Decorated with feathers. Red painted wood shaft, whalebone foreshaft, bone head with 3 unilateral barbs. Plaited sinew line. Feathers at proximal end.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon, accession number 2-6591, described as Red-painted wood shaft, bone foreshaft, detachable head of native copper with 3 unilateral barbs; fletched; plaited sinew line.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon, accession number 2-6592, described as Red-painted wood shaft, bone foreshaft, detachable head of native copper with 3 unilateral barbs; fletched; plaited sinew line.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon, accession number 2-6365, described as Decorated with feathers. Red painted wood shaft, whalebone foreshaft, bone head with 3 unilateral barbs. Plaited sinew line. Butt end found damaged during August 1988; repaired by conservator. Whalebone foreshaft inserted into wooden shaft, painted red; bone tip with three unilateral barbs secured with Y-shaped braided sinew dart line; feathers at proximal end.
Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 2-4296, described as Iron. Eyes and lunate mouth excised on handle, concentric engraved circles on blade. Copper grip with snakelike head, fish tail, abalone inlay (some missing). Twisted sinew bound around grip over which is long coil of plaited human hair. Circle in handle said to be compass cut (fide JW).
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Lid, accession number 2-6594b, described as Quiver with lid. Twined spruce root with false embroidery designs in yellow grass stems and in red and yellow-brown wool yarn.(b) Lid with rattling material inside.

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