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Hearst Museum object titled Dipper, accession number 2-5732, described as Wooden dipper with red and black painting, long handle; red and black trim; bentwood.
Hearst Museum object titled Drill, accession number 2-4114, described as Drill with wood handle, nephrite bit, spruce root lashing. Made from conifer, nephrite, spruce root.
Hearst Museum object titled Drum, accession number 2-4588, described as With hoop frame. Wood handle represents long-beaked bird head with seal-like tail. Head is probably made from seal or walrus bladder and has painting of man (?) with elongated, bent arms, outstretching fingers, head and torso and arms only represented, fish painted in space between forearms.
Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 2-7520, described as Slate with wood handle, spruce root wrapping.
Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 2-4589, described as Murre (guillemot) or seabird shape; carved wood painted white and black; white glass eyes; painted eyes with carved out pupils on back; separate tail; left wing found Sept. 1970, right wing replaced Sept. 1970; conifer root lashing for wings, tail; fishskin strip to fasten mask onto wearers head. Glass trade beads.
Hearst Museum object titled Storage basket, accession number 1-22410, described as basket; coiled; truncated conical shape; h. 43cm., diam. 59cm. design in dark brown of crossing diagonal sets of corner joined triangles three units wide. [from catalogue card filed under Maidu] storage basket, coiled brown pattern, H. 17in. D. 22-1/2 in. [from catalogue card filed under Pomo]

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