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Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Boots (footwear), accession number 2-2978a,b, described as Boots-Mazinka. "Walrus soles; lining of reindeer with hair on; legs of moose hide smoked over wood fire to tan it. Water proof. Soles fluted by teeth of maker while wet.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 2-2954, described as Bow of drill, whale bone; rawhide thong.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bucket, accession number 2-2959, described as Wooden water bucket, round; bent hemlock sewn with cedar strips. Pencilled on bottom, "from Noatuk River Kotzebue Sound Alaska.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Buttons, accession number 2-9389a-e, described as Buttons, each with five blue beads; ivory; rectangular.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Buttons, accession number 2-9390a-c, described as Polygonal ivory buttons engraved with dots and geometrical patterns.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Comb, accession number 2-9393, described as Fine toothed hair comb of walrus ivory, engraved; multiple teeth; minor damage to top and one side; incised band above teeth with three repeats of vertical line crossed by a V.
Hearst Museum object titled Cribbage board, accession number 2-48424, described as Modified walrus tusk with drilled holes. Engraved and colored scenes showing 2 wolves chasing 1 caribou; 1 white fox, 2 red foxes; 1 walrus with pup in water; 1 duck; scene of Cape Prince of Wales. 3 ivory feet, 1 missing. Red and black pigment used; according to collector, pigment is India ink.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 2-2982a,b, described as Pair of mukluks of sealskin. Badly damaged by insects (noted in 1977).
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Drill stick, accession number 2-2953, described as With iron bit
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Drum, accession number 2-2968, described as With hoop frame, carved wood handle, bladderskin (?) head with sinew binding.

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