Object class: Carvings (visual works) / 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 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 Totemic carving, accession number 2-19100, described as Ivory tube, totemic carving, open mouth at both ends. Carving represents sea animal - whale (?); human figure probably represents man killed by whale (according to Charles Brown). Identified as bone by Dr. Benson - Zoology, 1/16/1959, E.L. Identified as bear leg bone by Charles Brown.

Hearst Museum object titled Totem pole model, accession number 2-17210, described as Cane carved like totem pole. 6 figures - top 2 are bear and frog; yellow cedar (Charles Brown, June 1964).