Collection place: The Americas / Culture or time period: American cultures / Loans: S1983-1984 #2: Heffernan Films (July 18, 1983–July 22, 1983) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Baton, accession number 2-4627, described as Representing killer whale head and dorsal fin (hole in middle of baton represents blow hole of whale), made of red cedar, decorated with hair of deceased relative (kept as a memento), painted red, blue, and black. This is a comparatively small baton.

Hearst Museum object titled Club, accession number 2-8874, described as It is a carved arm and hand with a human face and head resting in the partially folded fingers. Yew wood.

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 2-5856, described as Hooked nose, alder wood painted blue, black, and red. Represents a hawk (fide Vera Mae Fredrickson).

Hearst Museum object titled Rattle, accession number 2-29693, described as Wooden, with carved, painted bird face. Rattle missing. Red cedar painted red and black. Wood type and bird face identified by Charles Brown, June 1964.

Hearst Museum object titled Totemic carving, accession number 2-19100, described as Ivory tube, totemic carving, open mouth at both ends. Carving represents sea animal - whale (?); human figure probably represents man killed by whale (according to Charles Brown). Identified as bone by Dr. Benson - Zoology, 1/16/1959, E.L. Identified as bear leg bone by Charles Brown.