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Hearst Museum object titled Axe, accession number 5-17011, described as Dance axe with carved wooden handle and hand forged bladed. Blade is "T" shaped with an arc shaped blade edge. Handle is straight, tapered, & flared at base and finished with a large egg-shaped knob at top. Tang of blade come through the back of the top knob and is bent upward. A band of wire is 2 cm below the knob. 1962.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 5-17047, described as Deep, round basket with square base. Very used, not a tourist piece. 1949.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 5-17046, described as Round, shallow basket with light brown rim and dark brown designs. 2004.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 5-16999, described as Round, conical, woven, basket with narrow, convex base. Close woven of willow or similar, in natural shade w/ 2 brown bands and a brown and natural rim. Using a double stitch, a pattern is formed similar to small tree branches. 1987?
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 5-16996, described as Round, woven basket w/square base. Base, warp and rim appear to be of wooden strips, weft is of raffia or similar. Decoration consists of alternate bands of solid natural, alternated with solid brown and natural bands and ending w/ solid brown narrow bands at base and a wide brown band just beneath the rim.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 5-17042, described as Round basket with wide wooden (bamboo) rim and bamboo stabilizing bands (2 inside, one outside) overlapping and/or below the rim.. Basket is herringbone weave. 4.5cm rim is attached to the basket with woven raffia segments 3.0 to 4.3 cm wide, separated by blank spaces 2.0 to 3.5cm wide. Where the rim overlaps a woven, saw tooth band 11.5cm long joins the ends. 1972.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 5-17041, described as Round basket with wide wooden (bamboo) rim and bamboo stabilizing bands (2 inside, 1 outside) overlapping and/or below the rim. Basket is a herringbone weave. 4.5" rim is attached to the basket with woven raffia segments 3.0-4.5cm wide, separated by blank spaces 2.0 to 3.5 cm wide. Where the rim overlaps a woven, saw tooth band 9.3cm long joins the ends. 1972
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 5-17000, described as Round, carrying basket w/ square base. Woven in alternating brown warp/natural weft weave, decorated with chevrons of brown and bands of alternating black and natural. 1992
Hearst Museum object titled Bicycle figure, accession number 5-17019, described as Miniature bicycle made of copper wire and black rubber bands (which are wrapped around the wire base of the wheels, pedals and handle grips. 1987.
Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 5-17012, described as Carved wooden bowl; oval with lug handles on each end. Two,3-demensional, yoked bulls are carved into the center of the bowl. Entire vessel is carved from a single piece of wood. Stained a dark brown color. 1970s.

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