Year collected: [Missing] / Loans: S1988-1989 #8: Art Gallery (Sonoma State Univ.) (September 7, 1988–October 25, 1988) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Year collected [Missing] Loans S1988-1989 #8: Art Gallery (Sonoma State Univ.) (September 7, 1988–October 25, 1988)

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 2-14273, described as Large twined cylindrical wall basket with painted design of animal in red-brown and black; cedar bark. Cedar bark identified by Charles Brown (Tlingit) June 1964.

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 Board, accession number 2-4781, described as Painted board.

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 2-47057, 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 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 2-30942, described as Dance mask resembling puffin (either Horned Puffin [Fratercula corniculata] or Tufted Puffin [Lunda cirrhata]); painted green, black and red.

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).