Culture or time period: Northern Northwest Coast cultures / Loans: S1979-1980 #48: University of California, Davis (April 1, 1980–June 9, 1980) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Carved wooden figure, accession number 2-4800, described as Wooden carving representing a man inside a fish (dog salmon); yellow cedar; painted red, blue and black. Identification of wood type and fish by Charles Brown, June 1964).

Hearst Museum object titled Charm, accession number 2-7304, described as Ivory, carved, anthropomorphic fiure with back resting on animal figure. Material identified by Dr. Benson, Zoology, January 16, 1959.

Hearst Museum object titled Chilkat blanket, accession number 2-28871, described as Chilkat Indian blanket.

Hearst Museum object titled Face shield, accession number 2-19082, described as Wooden "beaver" (face protector) with totemic design. Shallow notches cut into the upper rim are eye holes. Accompanies 2-19081 (war helmet). Label: "fighting headdress and collar carving represents a worm, the same tradition as feast pipe.

Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 2-15545, described as Wood carving; kneeling man in kilt, killing [new interpretation is that this genre shows a man torturing a witch] (by twisting hair) a crouching female slave (?) in skirt; painted: pink skin; red lips; brown hair and eyes; grey-green clothes; wood cracked

Hearst Museum object titled Helmet, accession number 2-4771, described as Probably representing a sea lion; carved wood painted black, red and blue. Perforations at sides of snout formerly held whiskers.

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 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 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 Mask, accession number 2-10870, described as Bear head mask, decorated with strips of copper; dark brown glass eyes; wood painted black (?), red and white. Had fur cap attached, now long since destroyed by moths.