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1. Bowl

Museum number:: 1-230686
Culture or time period:: California tribes
Object class:: Bowls (vessels) and Miniature (size attribute)
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:: diameter 2.5 centimeters
Collector:: Mr. W. W. Lyman and Sarah A. Lyman
Collection place:: California
Collection date:: unknown

2. Charmstone

Museum number:: 1-84646
Culture or time period:: Tübatulabal and Ventureño
Object class:: Charmstones
Function:: 5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Collector:: Francis A. Riddell and Franklin Fenenga
Collection place:: Fort Tejon, Kern County, California
Collection date:: November 1948

3. Dish

Museum number:: 1-21670
Culture or time period:: Western Mono
Object class:: Dishes (vessels for food)
Function:: 1.5 Household
Dimensions:: length 4.5 inches, height 2.25 inches, and width 3.25 inches
Collector:: Edward W. Gifford
Collection place:: North Fork, Madera County, California
Collection date:: August 1918

4. Dish

Museum number:: 1-61821
Culture or time period:: Karuk
Object class:: Dishes (vessels for food)
Function:: 1.5 Household
Collector:: Mrs. Georgia Henry Orcutt
Collection place:: Orleans, Humboldt County, California
Collection date:: unknown

5. Dish

Museum number:: 1-4541
Culture or time period:: Klamath River Tribes and Yurok
Object class:: Dishes (vessels for food)
Function:: 1.5 Household
Collector:: Older University Collections
Collection place:: Northwestern California
Collection date:: unknown

6. Figurine

Museum number:: 2-34245b
Culture or time period:: Inuit
Object class:: Figurines
Collection place:: Canadian Arctic, Canada

7. Figurine

Museum number:: 2-34242
Culture or time period:: Inuit
Object class:: Figurines
Collection place:: Inukjuak, Quebec, Canada

8. Figurine

Museum number:: 2-34243
Culture or time period:: Inuit
Object class:: Figurines
Collection place:: Inukjuak, Quebec, Canada

9. Figurine

Museum number:: 2-34245a-e
Culture or time period:: Inuit
Object class:: Figurines
Collection place:: Canada

10. Figurine

Museum number:: 2-34246a-e
Culture or time period:: Inuit
Object class:: Figurines
Collection place:: Canadian Arctic, Canada