Collection place: Northwest Coast, United States / Culture or time period: Tlingit / Loans: S1988-1989 #8: Art Gallery (Sonoma State Univ.) (September 7, 1988–October 25, 1988) - 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 Bowl, accession number 2-19087, described as Carved, wooden, in form of beaver, abalone inlay, yellow cedar.

Hearst Museum object titled Box, accession number 2-33830, described as Carved cedar box; sixk' (six = box, k' = "small"); steamed and bent. The design represents a killer whale. Ceremonial dish, lined with skunk cabbage leaves, to contain valuable oil or some other valuable material. Used at totem pole erections and at burials. (Charles Brown, 1964)

Hearst Museum object titled Charm, accession number 2-19101, described as Ivory carving representing rending of sealion by hero; also carving inside of otters. Giant octopus tentacles surround central figures on front with raven heads on upper corners. Raven heads, octopus tentacles, and otters identified by Charles Brown, June 1964. Remarks by Charles Brown on front figures: raven heads on upper corners recognized by their "ears", characteristic of raven representations. Center figure is land otter slide with larg otter and small ones... (continued on Obj. Comments)

Hearst Museum object titled Charm, accession number 2-47057, described as Representing wolf or bear or raven (?); made of carved bear's claw.

Hearst Museum object titled Helmet, accession number 2-4771, described as Probably representing a sea lion; carved wood painted black, red and blue. Perforations at sides of snout formerly held whiskers.

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 Ladle, accession number 2-30437, described as Mountain goat horn ladle; land animal and frog design on bowl; owl and weasel head on handle. Various animal representations identified by Charles Brown, who said owl and weasel connected by a story. Further remarks by Charles Brown: horn bent inside out to shape it correctly.

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 2-4620, described as Carved, painted red, blue and black. Shape is a raven with a hawk head on the undeside and a figure probably representing a shaman on the back (fide Vera Mae Fredrickson). Raven's "ears" connect with head of human figure (fide Charles Brown).