Object class: Basketry (object genre) / Collection place: Oceania / Loans: S1977-1978 #50: Howe Homestead (City of Walnut Creek) (April 11, 1978–June 7, 1978) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Object class Basketry (object genre) Collection place Oceania Loans S1977-1978 #50: Howe Homestead (City of Walnut Creek) (April 11, 1978–June 7, 1978)

Hearst Museum object titled Lime gourd w/ basketry plug & cord*, accession number 11-42514, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 11-42258, described as helmet type; basketry; circular cane frame with lashed buttress sticks around frame over which a plaited basketry zoomorphic being is attached; painted curvilinear designs on face outlined in rattan; long, extended open mouth and eye area; feathers attached to vertical central spine.

Hearst Museum object titled Model pig, accession number 11-39278, described as Pig, large basketry model, plaited technique with open warp spacing. Painted black with white, golden and rust stripes. Eyes of cowrie shell on coiled base. Main body is decorated with cassowary tail plumes, with three feather wands on either side of the snout.

Hearst Museum object titled Spear-thrower, accession number 11-37755, described as spearthrower; bamboo shaft split and carved; carved wood figure of bird attached near center with plaited rattan; other rattan plaiting near one end

Hearst Museum object titled Spear-thrower, accession number 11-37756, described as spearthrower; bamboo shaft split and carved; carved wood figure of bird (wood is cracked) attached near center with plaited rattan; four-leaf clover motif carved on both sides of bird, painted red