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Start Over Collection place Susanville, Lassen County, California Culture or time period American cultures
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Audio recording, accession number 24-137.NE#2.A.1, described as Tape. CA Indian songs: Pit R. Gambling song, Shoshone and Round Dance song, Sun Dance song, Maidu songs, Maidu language origin tale in Maidu and English, Lengend of the Ang Bird. Performed by Susy Buster, Hank Pete. Note: These recordings are of dubious value, they should be edited to eliminate 3, 4, 5, since the conditions of these recordings - who the informants were is not verifiable. JH.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-255565, described as Coiled; flaring gradually to edge with slight incurve at rim. Natural color alternating with large black stepped zigzags inset with natural colored vertical bars. Rim is reinforced.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket piece, accession number 1-81499, described as Start of 3-rod coil basket.
Hearst Museum object titled Basketry weft, accession number 1-168990, described as Bear grass Xerophyllum tenax used as one kind of weft element in finer basketry.
Hearst Museum object titled Flag, accession number 1-148895, described as Bear-Dance "Flag": peeled alder sapling pole with 6 tassels of maple bark dyed with red bands of alder bark dye.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled 16mm motion picture film, accession number 26-368a, described as Round Dance at Susanville, night time; preparations for Bear Flag Ceremony in early morning; Bear Flag ceremony (cf. 26-367). Notice: Image restricted due to its potentially sensitive nature. Contact Museum to request access.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled 16mm motion picture film, accession number 26-340, described as Grass game; hand game using bones and sticks as counters; U.S. currency for gambling; split stick rattle accompaniment. Compare with 26-337, 26-339. Notice: Image restricted due to its potentially sensitive nature. Contact Museum to request access.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled 16mm motion picture film, accession number 26-368a,b, described as A) Round Dance at Susanville, night time; preparations for Bear Flag Ceremony in early morning; Bear Flag ceremony (cf. 26-367). B) Round dance at Susanville, night time; Bear Flag ceremony (cf. 26-367).
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled 16mm motion picture film, accession number 26-339, described as Grass game at Susanville: hand game played with sticks, hands under blanket, accompanied by split stick rattle.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled 16mm motion picture film, accession number 26-368b, described as Round dance at Susanville, night time; Bear Flag ceremony (cf. 26-367). Notice: Image restricted due to its potentially sensitive nature. Contact Museum to request access.

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