Object type: ethnography / Culture or time period: Alaskan Eskimo / Materials: Paint (coating) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Board mask, accession number 2-6624, described as Wooden anthropomorphic face on board; painted red border, black forehead, nose, and lower face, and 2 animals (beaver and weasle); peg teeth; 17 feathers attached around border; sinew fastening. Damaged on loan 10/2/67; feathers complete prior to loan, one tip missing, 2 bent, 3 repaired with nylon string. Human face with down-turned mouth, pegged teeth, painted white, red ad blue; feather attached around edge of triangular background; a black painted beaver and weasel are attached to each side.

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 2-6275, described as Oval wooden bowl with black painted design of bird in center on red ground.

Hearst Museum object titled Bucket, accession number 2-5775, described as Wooden bucket painted red and black, with handle; bentwood lashed with root stitches.

Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 2-71715, described as (a) Alaskan Eskimo groom doll. Stuffed body with carved wood face and painted features. Dressed in short mukluks with red trim. The fur parka of brown sealskin which has decorative tufts of wool, pink yarn strands and fur, with yellow and blue beads around hem. Mukluks decorated with red, green and white beads on front. H = 11”

Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 2-71723, described as Alaskan Eskimo doll. Carved reindeer horn, painted features and hair. Dressed in sealskin parka, pants and mukluks. The parka has the arms attached to it, so that when it is removed the figure is armless.

Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 2-71716, described as Alaskan Eskimo male doll. Stuffed body, carved ivory face with painted features and black wool hair. Dressed in parka of seal hair, with rabbit trim. Green trim around the legs. H = 9.5”.

Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 2-71772, described as Alaskan Eskimo bride doll. Stuffed body with carved wooden face and painted features. Dressed in high mukluks or winter boots, parka of brown seal skin with decorative tufts of wool and fur. Around the bottom of the parka there are red and green beads. Mukluks have black and blue beads on the front. H = 10.5”

Hearst Museum object titled Flask and boxes, accession number 2-3863, described as Powder flask and two bullet boxes combined, all of wood, painted black with red trimmings. Two boxes (bullets and percussion caps) are lidded. Fishtail shaped plug at one opening. Measure missing. Fire weapon.