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Start Over Collection place Southern Peru Collector Harold M. Davis
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 16-9306, described as Storage or hand bag; cotton; knotless netting; 3 dyed purple bands; string carrying strap; 11½ inches long, 7½ inches wide. Made from native cotton. Probably requires most skill of all Amarakeri artifacts.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 16-9307, described as Storage or hand bag; cotton; knotless netting; 3 dyed purple bands; purple dots around edge; string strap; approx 12 3/4 inches long, 8 inches wide. Made from native cotton. Probably requires most skill of all Amarakeri artifacts.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 16-9309, described as Storage or handbag; cotton; knotless netting; 2 dyed purple bands with red and purple vertical designs; string carrying strap; 13 inches long, 7½ inches wide. Made from native cotton. Probably requires most skill of all Amarakeri artifacts.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 16-9308, described as Storage or hand bag; cotton; knotless netting; 2 dyed purple bands with red and purple vertical designs; string carrying strap; 12½ inches long, 9 inches wide. Made from native cotton. Probably requires most skill of all Amarakeri artifacts.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bag and contents, accession number 16-9310a-e, described as A) Storage or hand bag; cotton; knotless netting; vertical and horizontal dyed purple bands; 10 inches long, 5 inches wide. B) shell, in bag. C) feathers. D) feathers. E) pieces of cane. B-E) content found in bag. Made from native cotton. Probably requires most skill of all Amarakeri artifacts.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Cane storage tube, accession number 16-9325, described as Hollow cane storage tube; contains number of nose feathers; 4 inches long, 2 inches diameter.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Cane storage tube, accession number 16-9323a,b, described as a) Hollow cane lime storage tube (contains lime) 10½ inches long; b) feathered rod used to collect lime in small quantities to be licked off and chewed with coca leaves; Macaw feathers attached to end with pitch; 14 inches long.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Cane storage tube, accession number 16-9324, described as Hollow cane storage tube; contains number of small sticks used as lip or nose plugs; 12 inches long, 1 3/4 inches diameter.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Dance wand, accession number 16-9320, described as Dance Wand; stick 18 inches long; Macaw feathers attached with pitch and string to stick; overall length 35 inches. Carried by men.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Feather headdress, accession number 16-9315, described as Feathered headdress; circular; multi-colored Macaw feathers surrounded by black, red and yellow feathers at base; feathers attached to string base with pitch; 6 inches diameter, 8 3/4 inches height.

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