Year collected: [Missing] / Loans: S1963-1964 #91: Haida-Tlingit Organization, Oakland (May 30, 1964–June 1, 1964) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Year collected [Missing] Loans S1963-1964 #91: Haida-Tlingit Organization, Oakland (May 30, 1964–June 1, 1964)

Hearst Museum object titled Box, accession number 2-4806, described as Painted wooden box; bent wood; beaver-eagle motif painted in black and red; red cedar. Identification of motif and wood type by Charles Brown, June 1964.

Hearst Museum object titled Chilkat blanket, accession number 2-37027, described as Yellow, black, and white animal motifs, fringed.

Hearst Museum object titled Halibut hook, accession number 2-4720, described as Carved double piece hook, wood. Probably spruce root binding, cedar root cord, metal barb.

Hearst Museum object titled Rattle, accession number 2-19094, described as Totemic wooden rattle in raven form, human being on back with frog on his stomach and hawk head behind his legs, raven "ears" connect with head of human figure, sparrow hawk carving on underside; alder; painted red, blue, and black. Frog sitting on human figure is sticking its tongue into mouth of human. Raven head with frog in mouth refers to a myth where raven took frog in its mouth and descended to the depths of the sea, frog acting as lungs for raven. Raven, frog and wood identified by Charles Brown.

Hearst Museum object titled Spoon, accession number 2-10295, described as Made of horn, with handle, carved with totemic design. Base of handle wrapped with a piece of copper. Handle is mountain goat horn; bowl is sheep horn, shaped by boiling in water and then desired shape is "set" by being dipped in cold oil (Charles Brown).

Hearst Museum object titled Spoon, accession number 2-14266, described as Wooden, totemic carving on handle representing a hat above a face. Bowl carved with cross-hatched designs. Alder wood.

Hearst Museum object titled Totem pole model, accession number 2-14267, described as Bottom figures: frog and raven (with small copper in beak); yellow cedar painted red-brown and black. (Identification of frog and raven and yellow cedar by Charles Brown (Tlingit Indian), June 1964)