Collection place: Northwest Coast, United States / Loans: S1966-1967 #89: University of Alaska, Fairbanks (April 17, 1967–October 2, 1967) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Helmet, accession number 2-19081, described as Wooden helmet, in form of head of a man, hair attached; painted red, black and blue. Label: "Fighting headdress and collar carving represents a worm, the same tradition as feast pipe.

Hearst Museum object titled Human figure, accession number 2-4814, described as Large, carved human figure of wood with attached hair, fur, metal rings, glass eyes; blue, green and red paint on face; natural wood body. Perhaps represents mythical land otter man. Damage to left leg and foot: left leg cracked badly (loose to touch) along grain of wood, on calf of figure; foot (previously restored) broke off completely partially along old restoration and partially with new break. Possible shamanic funerary statue.

Hearst Museum object titled Ornament, accession number 2-4607, described as Totemic animal, carving represents wolf head topped by "Devil fish" tentacle. Painted red, blue-green, and black. Made of yellow cedar.

Hearst Museum object titled Rattle spoon, accession number 2-19096, described as Wooden. Rattle in fish form (salmon) with human figure inside. Spoon projects from head of fish. Alder painted red and green. Label: "George Davidson, Chilkat, Aug. 1869." Wood and fish design type identified by Charles Brown, June 1964. Flat motif on back of spoon, like the handle, represents a man inside a fish (man was saved by fish who swallowed him and carried him ashore inside its belly). Fish looks like a salmon.

Hearst Museum object titled Spoon, accession number 2-38451, described as Mountain goat horn; handle carved to represent man, bear, and frog; eyes of inlaid haliotis shell.

Hearst Museum object titled Tobacco pipe, accession number 2-38453, described as Tobacco pipe; carved with bear representation; sandstone; lips and nostrils painted red; eyes, ears, nose, etc. painted black.