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Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bat, accession number 2-48825, described as Dried, baby bat. Myotis sp.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bat head fragment, accession number 2-48693, described as Bat head fragment, with teeth.
Hearst Museum object titled Board, accession number 18-1479, described as Wood board, used in basket production; front has dragon-like design carved in low relief. Used in basket production. Width 56 cm. Height 15.5 cm.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 2-10352, described as Design: tadpoles and dragonflies painted in dark brown on white ground, terraced rim painted brown, handle across top, pedestal base, handle broken and repaired.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 2-10353, described as Ceramic, handle across top, terraced rim, design of tadpoles and dragonflies in dark brown on white ground, brown rim, rim broken in one area. Clay, molded, painted.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Button, accession number 1-163282, described as Phoenix button. Inscribed "JE Renais De Mes Cendres" no. 74.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Button, accession number 1-163281, described as Phoenix button. Inscribed "JE Renais De Mes Cendres" no. 5 or 6.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Cow skeleton puppet, accession number 3-29178, described as Dog puppet made of carved and painted wood. Has white ground with black features including fleas painted on legs. Has separate jointed legs and head, with leather ears and cotton strings.
Hearst Museum object titled Envelope, accession number 9-14888a,b, described as Envelope (fung tung -- "sealed up packet"). (a) paper; figure, dragons and birds on red and pink ground; 12.5cm x 24cm; [per catalog card] (b) enclosed paper; white; inscription as to method of use; 21cm x 18cm. Context: functions as a gift tag and covering envelope. Used for gifts of money. Purchased at paper goods store. See exhibition notes by Robert Lam in acc. env. [per current reading -- 2017] (a) red envelope is inscribed with the symbol "xi," most commonly associated with marriage and celebrating love, indicating that the envelope may have been used to give gifts of money specifically at weddings (b) appears to be transcription and some translation of the red envelope.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 3-5162, described as Potsherd: Figurine dog or alligator head

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