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Start Over Object class Plaited weaving Collector George Davidson
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 2-19057, described as Flexible twined basket with brown design including dogs; plain twined basket with 4 vertical bands with brown rectangular designs; parade of dogs around rim; rush cordage warp, rush material weft; overlay of Xerophyllum tenax and cedar bark. Plaited edge (damaged).
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon, accession number 2-19367, described as Harpoon of wood (point and foreshaft missing). Plaited sinew lashed to shaft. Sinew passes through hole in ivory plug of sealskin bladder float to connect it to shaft.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon, accession number 2-19428, described as Red painted wood shaft, whalebone foreshaft, detachable head of native copper with 3 unilateral barbs, fletched, plaited sinew line. Found in quiver 2-19422.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon, accession number 2-19365, described as Harpoon of wood with triangular ivory point which has a barb on one side. Foreshaft missing, plaited sinew cord lashed to head. The cord passes through point then down shaft and through ivory plug of sealskin bladder float and lashes to spear.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon, accession number 2-19366, described as Harpoon of wood with triangular ivory point which is barbed on both sides. Foreshaft missing, plaited sinew cord lashed to head. The cord passes through point then down shaft and through ivory plug of sealskin bladder float, then lashes to spear.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon, accession number 2-19429, described as Red painted wood shaft, whalebone foreshaft, detachable head of native copper with 3 unilateral barbs, fletched, plaited sinew line. Found in quiver 2-19422.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon, accession number 2-19431, described as Red painted wood shaft, bone foreshaft, detachable head of native copper with 3 unilateral barbs, fletched, plaited sinew line, Found in quiver 2-19422.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon, accession number 2-19432, described as Red painted wood shaft, bone foreshaft, detachable head of native copper with 3 unilateral barbs, fletching badly damaged, plaited sinew line. Found in quiver 2-19422.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon, accession number 2-19430, described as Red painted wood shaft, bone foreshaft, detachable head of native copper with 3 unilateral barbs, fletched, plaited sinew line. Found in quiver 2-19422.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon, accession number 2-19427, described as Red painted wood shaft, whalebone foreshaft, detachable head of native copper with 3 unilateral barbs, fletched, plaited sinew line. Found in quiver 2-19422.

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