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Hearst Museum object titled Blade, accession number 2-48541, described as Adze. Alaskan nephrite, double bevelled, blade edge badly chipped, pitted on surface.

Hearst Museum object titled Carving, accession number 2-19085, described as Argillite carving with totemic figures. Early/old. Long hollowed split U-forms; extended, thin feathers, hands have bars. Broken head from 2-19085, classic shape of the "Master of Four," fide Carol Sheehan, May 5, 1980.

Hearst Museum object titled Carving, accession number 2-19083, described as Argillite carving representing steamer, with white crew; floral motifs. Short foreheads; eyes: long outer eyelid, short inner eyelid; individuality of portrait in lips and hair. Shoes sole line and heel separate. Fide Carol Sheehan.

Hearst Museum object titled Pipe, accession number 2-19084, described as Argillite carving representing house and white men; tobacco pipe (?). Panel pipe, 3 men and vegetation.

Hearst Museum object titled Pipe, accession number 2-20179, described as Tobacco pipe, effigy type, black argillite bear and human figures (bear eating one man, another man fleeing; "figurehead" carved on front of bowl). Single stem. "Similar to GLENBOW's A62.62.56, but not carved as sensitively. Human face on bowl is "salmonizing", nose curves into mouth, death mouth: 3 wrinkles at corners. Fide Carol Sheehan May 5, 1980".

Hearst Museum object titled Statuette, accession number 2-4686, described as Argillite statuette representing white man (possibly missionary) playing with child. Man seated on chair holding boy's hands, boy's feet on top of man's feet.

Hearst Museum object titled Totemic carving, accession number 2-4687, described as In argillite with traditional motifs including bear and hawk. See back of card for illustrations of design segments. Fide Carol Sheehan: panel unusually rectangular (octopus-hair transformer). Hollowed split U's; eye form distinctive; ovoids single etched and absolutely concentric. Wings become ears.

Hearst Museum object titled Totem pole, accession number 2-18867, described as Totem pole.

Hearst Museum object titled Totem pole, accession number 2-18869, described as Totem pole.