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Start Over Culture or time period North American cultures Loans S1952-1953 #4: California Palace of the Legion of Honor (September 11, 1952–November 28, 1952)
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Fan, accession number 2-4884, described as Feather. Paddle shaped object of red, white, and blue beads sewn to buckskin over wood (?) core; exposed yellow buckskin panel on one side of paddle had concentric circle of red, white, and blue beads; eagle feathers at distal end have white down on one side, red-stained down on other. Heavy fringe of yellow-dyed buckskin at base of handle.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Headband, accession number 1-13468, described as Forehead band, made of the wing feathers of the yellow hammer.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Headdress, accession number 2-19595, described as Buffalo. Foundation is European felt hat; decorated with rawhide strips; horsehair tufts; woven European band; purple sequined ribbon; 2 buffalo horns; rawhide trailer.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Kachina doll, accession number 2-9935a-c, described as Carved cape with blue, red and black designs; underneath is black with white sash and blue designs; black facial features; back of head blue; headband of blue yarn and orange string; feather topknot; detached triangular "crow wings", mostly black, with black painted feathers on tips; right toe repaired; cloth strip around neck. Made of wood.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Katsina doll, accession number 2-9953, described as Brown-madder body with white circles; black loincloth; green, pink, white and black leggings, checkered heels; yellow, black, pink concentric circles surround face; yellow wood beak attached by nail. Missing ears attached by dowels; feather topknot, blue and white string, paper, attached to head with nails; string around neck. Made of wood, brown paper, commercial cloth.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Katsina figure, accession number 2-9946, described as Red body with yellow markings; kilt with black, yellow and red designs; red feet; head with black, red, yellow designs; flat round snout; red, gray, brown feather and red-dyed horsehair topknot; string around neck. Left arm repaired. Made of wood.
Hearst Museum object titled Smoking pipe stems, accession number 2-5239a,b, described as Pipe" stems. Made of ash wood; painted; ornamented with feathers, bird heads, horsehair, flannel ties, etc.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Wand, accession number 2-8913a,b, described as Pair, wooden. On tip of each is the "balio" stick occurring in all their ceremonies. The cord is woven of native cotton. Inside the husk is honey and sacred meal.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Wand, accession number 2-12960, described as Swallowing wand
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Wand fragment, accession number 2-12959, described as Zigzag upper portion of wand.

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