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Start Over Culture or time period North American native cultures Loans S1983-1984 #28: SFO Museum (November 17, 1983–May 21, 1984)
Hearst Museum object titled Bear and fish carving, accession number 2-4798, described as Wooden carving of a standing bear holding a fish (dog salmon); yellow cedar; inlaid abalone teeth, eyes, and nostrils. Painted red and black. "The bear can be recognized by his short ears." Remarks by Charles Brown.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bird effigies, accession number 2-17163a-c, described as Pottery effigies of chickens. (a) Red head and feet, black dots on back on white ground. Beak broken and missing. (b) Orange head, red feet, feather-like design in black on white ground, beak broken and missing. (c) Orange head, red feet, red dots on back on white ground, feet chipped.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bird effigy, accession number 2-8532, described as Pottery bird form, owl, features and feathers painted in dark brown on white ground, red feet and eyes, fire smudged, chipped. Height 11.0 cm.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bird effigy, accession number 2-8216, described as Spotted decoration, white on brown ground. Beak broken and missing, tail chipped.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bird effigy, accession number 2-58467, described as Ceramic, polychrome, hand modelled in shape of a chicken. Attached wings and tail, remnant of handle ?, now missing on back. Decorated with red and black features and plant elements on cream slip. (Lower beak missing, one wing missing.) Hollow figure, vent hole under tail.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bird effigy, accession number 2-8214, described as Bird form, white ware, oval bowl, exterior decoration. Head and tail orange/red, orange/red dots on body. Tail and beak broken and missing, rim chipped. Height 9.0 cm., length 11.6 cm., width 7.0 cm.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bird effigy, accession number 2-17140, described as Duck effigy, pottery. Three legs, opening on top of head, feather-like design in yellow and red on white ground, black framing lines. Red base and feet, feet chipped.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bird effigy, accession number 2-17118, described as Hollow duck effigy, pottery; spout under tail; polychrome, black and red on white; diamond elements filled with cross hachure and checkerboard elements; flowers on back. Beak broken.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bird figurine, accession number 2-8199, described as Bird form. Ceramic, handle on top, mouth forms opening, overall black design on white ground. Height: 10.0 cm; length: 14.0 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 2-4679, described as Carved to represent a beaver gnawing a stick.

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