Culture or time period: North American native cultures / Loans: S1987-1988 #16: California Academy of Sciences (September 11, 1987–February 19, 1988)

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1. Amulet

Museum number:: 2-36422
Culture or time period:: Blackfoot of Canada and Blackfoot of US
Object class:: Amulets
Function:: 5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Collector:: Roy W. Pilling
Collection place:: Great Plains, North America
Collection date:: 1905-1915

2. Awl

Museum number:: 2-2260
Culture or time period:: Northern Athapaskan tribes
Object class:: Awls
Function:: 1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Dimensions:: length 12.5 inches
Collector:: Charles L. Hall
Collection place:: Upper Yukon River, Yukon-Koyukuk Borough, Alaska
Collection date:: unknown
Taxon:: Alces alces

3. Bag

Museum number:: 2-2842
Culture or time period:: Koyukon
Object class:: Bags (generic containers)
Function:: 5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Production date:: July 18, 1894
Dimensions:: length 11.7 centimeters
Collector:: Charles L. Hall
Collection place:: Alaska
Collection date:: July 18, 1894

4. Carving

Museum number:: 2-7011
Culture or time period:: Alaskan Eskimo
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Production date:: 1890-1899
Dimensions:: length 11 centimeters
Collector:: Harry Marcus Weston Edmonds
Collection place:: St. Michael, St. Michael Island, Nome Borough
Collection date:: 1889-1904

5. Carving

Museum number:: 2-7008
Culture or time period:: Alaskan Eskimo
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Production date:: 1890-1899
Dimensions:: length 25.5 centimeters
Collector:: Harry Marcus Weston Edmonds
Collection place:: St. Michael, St. Michael Island, Nome Borough
Collection date:: 1889-1904

6. Carving

Museum number:: 2-7014
Culture or time period:: Alaskan Eskimo
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Production date:: 1890-1899
Dimensions:: length 32 centimeters
Collector:: Harry Marcus Weston Edmonds
Collection place:: St. Michael, St. Michael Island, Nome Borough
Collection date:: 1889-1904

7. Carving

Museum number:: 2-7012
Culture or time period:: Alaskan Eskimo
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Production date:: 1890-1899
Dimensions:: length 11.2 centimeters
Collector:: Harry Marcus Weston Edmonds
Collection place:: St. Michael, St. Michael Island, Nome Borough
Collection date:: 1889-1904

8. Decoy

Museum number:: 1-41966
Culture or time period:: Northern Paiute
Maker or artist:: James "Jimmy" George
Collector:: Omer C. Stewart
Collection place:: Stillwater Reservation, Churchill County, Nevada
Collection date:: July 1936

9. Parka

Museum number:: 2-6695
Culture or time period:: Kodiak Eskimo
Object class:: Parkas
Function:: 2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Dimensions:: neck to hem— length 124 centimeters, measurements for storage— length 122 centimeters, across sleeves— width 134 centimeters, and measurements for storage— width 127 centimeters
Collector:: unknown
Collection place:: Southwest Coast, Alaska
Collection date:: unknown
Taxon:: Phalacrocorax auritus, Rangifer tarandus, and Rangifer tarandus caribou

10. Shoulder blade

Museum number:: 2-2702
Culture or time period:: Ingalik
Function:: 1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Dimensions:: length 45.2 centimeters
Collector:: Charles L. Hall
Collection place:: Alaska
Collection date:: ca. 1895
Taxon:: Alces alces

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