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Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 2-5811, described as Leather, with embroidery of red skin and thread. U - shaped flat pouch of bleached deerskin trimmed with sealskin, red dyed applique strips, plaited sinew carrying cord.

Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 2-5803, described as Light skin, with feather and colored string decorations. Gut fringed on 3 sides. Brown dyed gut (?) inserts, red wool trim attached with cross-stitch embroidery. Plaited sinew carrying cord.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 2-11, described as Twining in spruce root, wide false embroidery band below rim with zigzags in reddish brown and straw colors; small areas of false embroidery on body; 2 large repaired areas and 2 rawhide loops at rim. According to Molly Lee (1986) this is an extremely rare basket; designs show relationship to Northwest Coast Indians, but also to Aleuts; zigzag ("Terntail") equals Northwest Coast.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 2-7, described as Twined spruce root with false embroidery designs in red and green wool triangles on body and on band below rim.

Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 2-19158, described as (Back only) Narrowed at center grip.

Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 2-15819, described as Wood. Back and alternate ends painted black, one twisted sinew and red yarn cable lashed with sinew at center and towards ends. Bowstring of sinew attached. Bow tapered and thicker at center.

Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 2-19153, described as Front ridged, wooden shaft, cable backing of sinew, attached with sinew at center and four other places on bow, towards ends. Rawhide under cable, twisted sinew bowstring attached at one end.

Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 2-6358, described as Wooden shaft, center grip narrowed. Full length sinew cable backing broken towards ends, attached at either side of grip and two sets of four wrappings near ends. Twisted sinew bowstring. wood, carved; front surface reinforced with a small bundle of sinew string, which is partly damaged; strong bow string of twisted sinew; section of wood is convex on front and flat on backside. Alutiiq name: qitguyaq.

Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 2-13613, described as Wood, single twisted sinew cable from end to end. Sinew bow string, twisted with red and blue yarn. tied at either side of center grip and near ends with sinew.

Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 2-19157, described as (Back only) Narrowed at center grip, face ridged.