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Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 2-72098, described as Alaskan Mask; hand carved wooden, painted white mask; feathers, one on each side, protruding and set next to eyes. Mask is in shape of a turtle with facial features painted on in blue and red and eye and nostril holes carved in. Legs of turtle decorated in red and blue paint, head same. Wooden handle curves around top half of mask, nailed in at sides.

Hearst Museum object titled Necklace, accession number 2-72099, described as Eskimo Necklace, made of orange, blue, white, green, light orange, black and deep red beads sewn onto blue felt circle. Neck strap made of alternating patterns of beads in orange and deep red sections divided by white and green beads. Circular pendant decorated with orange beads in the shape of diamonds with blue centers and twelve tassles of beads, alternating colors. Pendant surrounded by white and deep red beads.