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Hearst Museum object titled Adze blade, accession number 11-236, described as Flat edge blade of pearl.
Hearst Museum object titled Adze blade, accession number 11-237, described as Flat edge blade of pearl.
Hearst Museum object titled Amulet box, accession number 9-21869a,b, described as Amulet box(a) and lid(b), of the type worn by an affluent woman. In it she would put sacred objects such as relics of a venerated Lama (a picture or photograph, a piece of his robe, for example), sacred medicines, a small image of Buddha, mantras written on rolls of paper, and folded and thread-crossed mandalas drawn in ink on paper (such as 9-21872 and 9-21878). The amulet box is worn around the neck in the center of the chest.
Hearst Museum object titled Animal figure, accession number 16-20448, described as Peruvian animal figure. Carved wooden figure with features of both birds and reptiles. Flattened, broad, triangular head has two mother of pearl inlaid eyes atop the head and a broad mouth with prominent teeth. body features vestigial wing-like structures and a prominent spine. a broad, bird-like tail, spread as wide as the head is decorated with a band of geometric (triangles) figures and parallel line approximately ¼ inch apart. Figure is recumbent with a rectangular stand as base.
Hearst Museum object titled Blade, accession number 11-616, described as Blade of pearl shell.
Hearst Museum object titled Blade, accession number 11-617, described as Blade of pearl shell.
Hearst Museum object titled Blade, accession number 11-614, described as Blade of pearl shell.
Hearst Museum object titled Blade, accession number 11-615, described as Blade of pearl shell.
Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 9-13495, described as Bowl, lacquer? Iridescent mother-of-pearl, inlay on black lacquer background, silver lining 5.25" long, 2.5" high; 13.2cm long; 5.7am high, 4.5cm high in center Landscape scene on outside; old money shape; waisted boat shape; one character on each side at waist, floral band at rim July 1969 - Storage loan to Lowie Museum
Hearst Museum object titled Card container with lid, accession number 9-8207a,b, described as card container; wood; rectangular; mother of pearl inlay on black; a) lid: man with burden pole and baskets; b) box with 2 compartments; trees, man, hut; probably for playing cards

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