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Hearst Museum object titled Basket and lid, accession number 2-44858a,b, described as (a) Small basket. Spiral lattice binding technique; row of ducks on side. (b) Lid with central red whirlwind design.

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 2-47044, described as Oval, argellite; bone insets in rim, "Jagging wheel" design on center interior; arms and hands, faces carved on underside. Made from carved argellite and inlaid whalebone. Fide Carol Sheehan: rosette and leaf dish bowl with humans on outer surface, feet at base.

Hearst Museum object titled Inkwell, accession number 2-44860a,b, described as (a) Basketry covered inkwell; spiral lattice binding technique with fuchsia, black, yellow and red horizontal rows on straw-colored ground. (b) Cover.

Hearst Museum object titled Miniature totem pole, accession number 2-50159, described as Totem pole, miniature; cast plastic, black; three animals- beaver, raven, bear? 11 cm length, 3.1 cm width.

Hearst Museum object titled Mortar, accession number 2-47041, described as Frog-shaped with legs folded under; carved grey argellite. "Mortar (?); att. fide Prof. Carole Kaufmann, UC-Santa Cruz Anthropology Department".

Hearst Museum object titled Pipe, accession number 2-37121, described as Argillite portrait pipe; bowl in shape of white man's head; eagle and man perched on stem. With shoulder knobs, eagle and man face opposite directions.

Hearst Museum object titled Platter, accession number 2-15590, described as Carved argillite; female shaman in relief surrounded by incised designs representing a sea monster or mythical sea mammal, perhaps a sea wolf.

Hearst Museum object titled Shell, accession number 2-44862, described as Basketry covered abalone shell in spiral lattice binding technique.

Hearst Museum object titled Totem pole, accession number 2-15541, described as Carved, painted. Figures top and bottom: wolf, beaver with 5 potlatch rings on head, grizzly bear holding upside-down human figure; grizzly bear: painted red-brown, green, black, blue, orange, white. Back hollowed out like old house posts. Animal figures identified by Charles Brown June 1964.

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)