Culture or time period: Tlingit / Loans: S1966-1967 #77: Physical Education Department (UC Berkeley) (March 9, 1967–March 9, 1967) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Dish, accession number 2-4646, described as Carved raven dish ornamented with snail opercula on rim. Red cedar, oil impregnated. Identification of wood type and bird species by Charles Brown (Tlingit) June 1964. Vera Mae Fredrickson says bird (with projecting wings and tail) is eagle.

Hearst Museum object titled Human effigy, accession number 2-4790, described as Wooden carving of a man wearing wolf headdress, standing on grizzly bear head; cedar; painted red, blue, and black. "From Alaska" painted inside base; "May 1877" pencilled inside base. Identification of wood type and animals by Charles Brown.

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 2-4804, described as Carved to represent human face of a woman with plug in lower lip. Yellow cedar; painted red, blue, and black. Shows ceremonial facial painting.

Hearst Museum object titled Rattle, accession number 2-19095, described as Totemic wooden rattle; globular form, face on one side, killer whale (?) design on other; face is bird - owl, eagle, or hawk; made of alder. Killer whale design very doubtful (fide S. Weikel, 1964). Painted red, black, and 2 shades of blue. Bird and alder identified by Charles Brown.

Hearst Museum object titled Rattle, accession number 2-29693, described as Wooden, with carved, painted bird face. Rattle missing. Red cedar painted red and black. Wood type and bird face identified by Charles Brown, June 1964.

Hearst Museum object titled Totemic carving, accession number 2-19099, described as Bear leg bone (identified by Charles Brown). Open mouth at both ends, represents wolf or bear, faces inside eyes, knees, etc. are meant to accentuate power of seeing, etc. Identified as bone by Dr. Benson, Zoology, January 1959.