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Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 5-16880, described as wooden arrow with iron point attached with hide, sinew or gut. fletching has been lost except for remnant of 1 feather.
Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 5-16881, described as wooden arrow with iron point attached by hide, sinew or gut. most of the fletching has been lost except for remnants of 3 feathers.
Hearst Museum object titled Chair, accession number 5-16979, described as hand carved, wood and animal hide, chair. back and rear legs made of semi-rough cut lumber, carved with various geometric and floral (at top of each side of back rest) patterns. front legs carved. seat support is fit through holes drilled through front and black legs. seat is of woven animal raw hide with hair on; thongs used to stabilize back rest and seat of front and back.
Hearst Museum object titled Drum and stick, accession number 5-16842a,b, described as a) drum. wood hemisphere covered with 2 pieces of hide. the hide serving as drum head covered with brown hair. bottom hide, also partially covered with hair, is tightly cinched to drum head with hide thongs. wood handle protrudes from side. hide thong handle. b) drumstick. wood with paddle cloth end.
Hearst Museum object titled Fiddle, accession number 5-16859, described as 1 stringed "fiddle"; hide covered sound box stretched over a diamond shaped wood frame, attached to a carved, wooden neck with 1 peg to support a single horsehair string of multiple strands. string sits 6cm above the neck and runs through a 'V' shaped wooden bridge; the end of the string is attached to twine which loops around a base peg.
Hearst Museum object titled Fly switch or whisk, accession number 5-16830, described as man's fly switch or horse hair whisk woven into a decorative segment of brown and white thread. handle is hide or hide-covered, ending in a strap. when new, the strap could be used as a whip (now dried into a knot). woven into the top section is what appears to be an inscription of 4 symbols (may refer to its presentation to Dr. Shack).
Hearst Museum object titled Gourd container, accession number 5-16833a-g, described as (a) gourd container for liquids, (b) stopper, (c) base; gourd neck has been removed and woven grass neck replaces it along with decorative hide band to which strings of cowrie shells are attached (total of 8, of which 4 are completely detached (d, e, f, g)). woven straw or grass base forms ring stand and cowrie strings attached to hold ring in place. lid formed by tip of the gourd attached to a woven straw or grass base. a hide strap hand is attached to the neck of the container.
Hearst Museum object titled Knife with sheath and belt, accession number 5-16847a-c, described as a) curved steel knife with brown, wooden handle which has a brass knob. b) sheath of stitched hide with brass knob on bottom tip. metal rings at top of sheath. flap on side. c) belt of hide with metal buckle. 3 groups of 3 hide strips for decoration. for men.
Hearst Museum object titled Musical instrument, accession number 5-16861, described as 6-stringed harp (lyre). kerar (?). triangular wooden frame with wooden hide-covered bowl at 1 corner forming the sound box. 6 strings of twisted gut or hide. strings joined at bottom of sound box and are tied separately with pegs at top of frame. incised square motif on wood sound box.
Hearst Museum object titled Quiver with arrows, accession number 5-16850a-h, described as quiver (a) created by hollowing out a tree branch with uncured hide cap at base and leather attached with uncured hide strips. exterior has been finished by removing bark and smoothing surface. contains 4 arrows (b-h), 3 of which are made in 2 pieces. arrows made wood and reed, with metal triangular tips and sinew bindings. composite arrow tops sections fit into reed bases.

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