Collection place: United States / Culture or time period: Alaskan Eskimo / Loans: S1986-1987 #28: SFO Museum (June 4, 1987–August 26, 1987) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Collection place United States Culture or time period Alaskan Eskimo Loans S1986-1987 #28: SFO Museum (June 4, 1987–August 26, 1987)

Hearst Museum object titled Basket and lid, accession number 2-65955a,b, described as Basket with knobbed lid; coiled; body (b) is round and squat; leather strips used around middle for designs; lid (a) is knobbed with extended lip for snug fit. Made with beach grass and walrus hide.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket and lid, accession number 2-18137a,b, described as a) Basket, coiled of grass, with (b) lid with knob, globular, geometric design using brown grass, blue cotton cloth and possibly birdskin dyed brown. Made using coiled grass, brown and natural colored grasses, blue commercial cotton cloth, and possibly birdskin dyed brown.

Hearst Museum object titled Box, accession number 2-1591a,b, described as Wooden container in shape of an upright seal. Painted red, stone eyes, ivory hinge attaching cover. Cover represents seal's head.

Hearst Museum object titled Snow goggles, accession number 2-4556, described as Deep visor, black and red painted wood, rawhide thong tie.

Hearst Museum object titled Snow goggles, accession number 2-1512, described as Red-stained wood; cotton cordage tie.

Hearst Museum object titled Trap, accession number 2-6392, described as Spruce, elongated cone with funnel shape entrance at larger end; lashings wound spirally around circumference from small end to mouth; attached to mouth of trap by lashings on 2 sides is conical mouth piece lashed to square frame work of 4 sticks; 2 handles on either side of mouthpiece. Made with spruce root and shoots.