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Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 2-10043, described as Wooden. Broad hat, upside down animal figure rising from hat. Feet of some broken off figure on top of animal figure. Yellow cedar. Painted red, blue, black.

Hearst Museum object titled Fishing net, accession number 2-10040, described as Whalebone fish net." "Whalebone?" (Lydia Black, 1982).

Hearst Museum object titled Gambling tray, accession number 1-19649, described as Flat, flexible, twined basketry tray. Tag "No. Loc.". Per Ralph Shanks: Twined basket, probably a gambling tray. The warp material is tule cordage. The weft material is string at the start, followed, by tule. The weft overlay design is in beargrass or Phargmites. The basket is plain twined to the rim, where the cordage warps are bound down on the exterior. The design is complex, including triangles on the ends of rectangles in a zigzag pattern. The workface is on the interior. The basket has a down to the right slant of weft twist. The overlay is single-sided, with the design on the interior. The basket is from the Klamath or Modoc cultures. There is a hair woven into the basket, on the exterior near the rim.

Hearst Museum object titled Human effigy, accession number 2-10042, described as Small, red figure with blue face and hair, made of wood. Arms and legs broken off.

Hearst Museum object titled Lanyard, accession number 2-10041, described as 3-ply whale sinew core, nettle fiber cordage wrapping; detachable harpoon head of 2 bone barbs (point missing) each with incised dots. Traces of spruce gum at head of barbs. Original tag (lost) said to read: "Witate JJHVB Pt. Townsend.

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 2-10045, described as Wolf head mask of carved wood painted black and red; 2 separated pieces tied together; blue glass beads for eyes; carved unpainted teeth. Original label marked: "JJHVB Pt. Townsend WT: (Washington Territory) on one side; "Mask Porpoise Makah Indians Neah Bay WT" on other side.

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 2-10044, described as Red and black mask, human face, wooden. Tufts of brown hair inserted at top.

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 2-10046, described as Carved wood mask representing human head; protruding red-painted lips; black-painted cross on one cheek, lattice decoration on other; represents spirit of shaman. Leather thongs attached. Illegible inscription on forehead seems to read "Kakehite", etc.