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Hearst Museum object titled Shield, accession number 5-6748, described as Shield; wood; bent in slight curve and tapered to point at either end; front painted black; lines incised through paint exposing natural wood forming diamond shapes in horizontal bands; handle on back; know projection center front; h. 66 cm; w. 29 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Shield, accession number 5-7886, described as Native name: Aupal Shield; thick hide (elephant?); rectangular, flaring both ends; rib entire length of front; wood handle sewn and wrapped with hide; height: 104 cm; width: 30 cm. Used by men as defense while fighting; held in left hand. Made by neck

Hearst Museum object titled Snuff container, accession number 5-6871, described as Native name: Abur Eriang Tobacco (snuff) container; metal cylinder with metal cap one end; other end inserted in leather sheath; copper ring with several length of chain attached; l. 29 cm; dia. 2.5 cm. Worn by men to carry tobacco, snuff; may be worn around neck or fastened to upper arm Made by Men

Hearst Museum object titled Snuff container, accession number 5-7872, described as Snuff container (abur erian), aluminum; globular shape; chains attached to one side; plug of compressed leaves attached to chains; height: 7 cm; diameter: 5 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Spear, accession number 5-6721, described as Spear; shaft decorated with burned pattern; one end elongated laurel leaf-shaped blade with double blood course (black filled) each side; other end pointed spike (blackened); l. 155.5 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Spear, accession number 5-6743, described as Spear; wooden shaft; pointed iron spike one end; elongated iron head with asymmetrical blackened hollow ground edges; l. 136 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Spear, accession number 5-6659, described as Spear; wooden shaft with black painted incised designs; iron blade 1 end, worked in 2 sections; lower a triangular shape, upper laurel leaf shape; other end capped with iron; l. 140 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Spear, accession number 5-6742, described as Walking stick; wood shaft with burned design; one end pointed; other end inserted into elongated iron spike flattened below point; l. 180 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Spear, accession number 5-15318a-d, described as Spear, in four pieces: A) iron rod with a leaf-shaped spear head, 4 cm wide in the middle and 12 cm long; flared on the other end to fit on a wooden shaft with a piece of metal wire to tighten it; length 96 cm.; B) hide sheath, edge sheath with a leather strap to hold on; C) wooden shaft, dark red color; pointed on both ends to hold the spear rods; length 96 cm, diameter 1.7 cm; D) tips iron rod; long and thin; blunt end; flared opposite to fit on the wooden shaft; length 78 cm, diameter 0.6 cm; total length 253 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Spear, accession number 5-6658, described as Spear; wooden shaft with black painted incised designs; iron blade 1 end, worked in 2 sections; lower an open oval, upper an elongated laurel leaf; other end capped with iron; l. 140 cm.

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