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Start Over Collection place St. Lawrence Island, Nome Borough, Alaska Culture or time period Alaskan Eskimo Accession number Acc.3716
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Anthropomorphic figure, accession number 2-66934, described as Ivory. Oval head with black dots to indicate eyes, nose and mouth.
Hearst Museum object titled Crochet hook, accession number 2-66941, described as Grey/brown. Seal carved on end. Polished fossil ivory. Right flipper chipped
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Drum model, accession number 2-66933a,b, described as Wood. Circular frame with attached handle and 2 ply sinew cordage. Unattached circular, skin membrane.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Game, accession number 2-66937, described as Dark whalebone yoke with two loops of cord each of which is threaded through a whalebone button. Made with commercial cordage. “Game -- object is to get one button to the other side -- made of whale bone.” Information supplied by donor. “Eskimo children’s game.”
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Needle, accession number 2-66939, described as Made of bone. Brown. Barbed point. Hole for cord.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Needle case blank, accession number 2-66940, described as Polished ivory, tapered. Ivory plug firmly attached at one end.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Spearhead, accession number 2-66938, described as Ivory. double barbed with hole for attaching line. Shaft mounted by whisker (possibly seal) in octagonal socket of fossil walrus ivory. Color is yellow brown.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Toggle head, accession number 2-66930, described as Light brown "fossil" ivory, no blade.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Toggle head, accession number 2-66931, described as Piece. Brown "fossil" ivory, no blade. All behind leading edge of cordage hole missing.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Toggle head, accession number 2-66928, described as Light brown "fossil ivory", no blade.

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