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Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-13475, described as puppet; standing human figure with movable arms; polychromed wood; red face, neck and legs; all projections from head are missing; h. 56.5 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 2-15547, described as Of human face; seal fur pegged on to simulate eyebrows, etc; movable lips; no eyeholes. Black and red facial markings. Made of alder.

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 2-15546, described as Of human face with raven on forehead; carved and painted wood, black, red, blue pigments; no eyeholes.

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 Mask, accession number 2-10046, described as Carved wood mask representing human head; protruding red-painted lips; black-painted cross on one cheek, lattice decoration on other; represents spirit of shaman. Leather thongs attached. Illegible inscription on forehead seems to read "Kakehite", etc.

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 2-4597, described as Bird mask with human face between beaks; missing pegs; minor abrasions; stationary bill; human face, birds eyes and forehead natural wood color; beak, mouth, spots and back of head red-brown; on top of beak are 2 strands of seal thong. Specimen damaged 10/5/67 while on loan. Both beaks pulled from mask base out on pins.

Hearst Museum object titled Puppet, accession number 18-126, described as Puppet, wood; human male puppet with movable head and arms; wearing flannel shirt, cotton batik skirt, and black hat carved from same wood as head; hat: painted with floral/plant motif; end curls up, has gold tip; rim and back have leaf like designs, two protrude vertically over ears; bottom, rear of hat extends back and curls up under rest of hat; double strands of clear glass seed beads hang with red batik fabric on ends, red flannel on top of strands in front of ears; puppet body painted gold; face white with black hair, eyes, mustache and “goatee” beard; mouth faded red; shirt: blue flannel decorated with sequins, clear glass seed beads, and thin wire coils; belt, red flannel; brown one inch cloth ribbon nailed on either side of waist in back; skirt: brown, beige and black cotton batik; arms: separated pieces of wood jointed with cloth; red bracelets; sticks used to move arms; right elbow chipped; left elbow broken where joining cloth tore; tag with “Nakula” typed on it attached to skirt (maybe character’s or artist’s name). Length 42.7 cm (skirt included)