Culture or time period: Northern Northwest Coast cultures / Loans: S1987-1988 #8: Monterey Museum of Art (August 21, 1987–November 25, 1987) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Box, accession number 2-4632, described as Carved, yellow cedar, in form of 2 wolf (?) heads. Painted red, blue, and black. Wood type and wolf heads identifed by Charles Brown.

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 Carving, accession number 2-4799, described as Wooden carving representing a man with ceremonial hat with a totemic frog. Made of cedar. Painted red, blue, and black. Broken line painted on cheek of man may represent tears. "The pole is a cane, indicating an old man. The man is in dancing costume. The raven and frog go together. The frog shows membership in the frog clan. The hat with rings indicates a man of high standing. The rings represent the name-giving potlatch at which he has received the name of a deceased chief... (continued in Obj. Comments)

Hearst Museum object titled Carving, accession number 2-4794, described as Representing a being half man, half fish.

Hearst Museum object titled Fish effigy, accession number 2-4617, described as Carving of a fish which has swallowed a man (probably a salmon). Painted red, blue and black.

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 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 2-19095, described as Totemic wooden rattle; globular form, face on one side, killer whale (?) design on other; face is bird - owl, eagle, or hawk; made of alder. Killer whale design very doubtful (fide S. Weikel, 1964). Painted red, black, and 2 shades of blue. Bird and alder identified by Charles Brown.

Hearst Museum object titled Rattle, accession number 2-19094, described as Totemic wooden rattle in raven form, human being on back with frog on his stomach and hawk head behind his legs, raven "ears" connect with head of human figure, sparrow hawk carving on underside; alder; painted red, blue, and black. Frog sitting on human figure is sticking its tongue into mouth of human. Raven head with frog in mouth refers to a myth where raven took frog in its mouth and descended to the depths of the sea, frog acting as lungs for raven. Raven, frog and wood identified by Charles Brown.