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Start Over Collection place St. Lawrence Island, Nome Borough, Alaska Culture or time period Alaskan Eskimo
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Anthropomorphic figure, accession number 2-66934, described as Ivory. Oval head with black dots to indicate eyes, nose and mouth.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Armor, accession number 2-8876, described as Back of war armor made of tanned walrus hide. The pointed back extends up above the head.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Armor, accession number 2-8877, described as Split walrus hide, used with the skin side out. The lashings are of big seal (mukaluk).
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 2-8878, described as Large carrying bag, sewn from two pieces of depilatated split walrus hide, flesh side out. Pierced for drawstring around mouth. Single shoulder-strap sewn on one side. No flaps, no decoration. Sewn with sinew thread. Made with rawhide or babiche thongs.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 2-6374, described as Wood, double curves at both ends about 21 cm long. Braided sinew lashed to entire length with sinew, extra cables of sinew at bends of curves. Backing is tightened with 6 pieces of baleen, 4 pieces of hide under cable.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bowl model, accession number 2-66913, described as Made of light colored wood; carved.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bowl model, accession number 2-66912, described as Made of light colored wood; carved.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bucket, accession number 2-8875, described as Deep elliptical wooden bucket made of driftwood lashed together with whalebone. Two external decorative grooves.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Coat, accession number 2-6677, described as Seal gut ornamented with feathers and worsted. Each horizontal gore ornamented with feathers and wool worsted fabric; border of neck, sleeves and bottom elaborated with braid on fabric, and fur fringe.
Hearst Museum object titled Crochet hook, accession number 2-66941, described as Grey/brown. Seal carved on end. Polished fossil ivory. Right flipper chipped

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