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Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Float (fishing), accession number 2-9218, described as Container or float of entire hair sealskin. Paws also skinned out. Left forepaw removed and wood filler-plug lashed on. Mouth, anus, and wound in side sealed with wooden plugs and lashings. Carrying handle lashed to mouth plug. Made with babiche or rawhide. Originally identified as bag for oil or water, this is actually a float for walrus or whale hunting, and occasionally seal.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Float (fishing), accession number 2-6635, described as With 2 ivory link like carvings, one of which is in shape of seal's head. float is wood with carved projecting seal's head.
Hearst Museum object titled Float (fishing), accession number 2-69116, described as Made of skin or bladder. Holes in skin are plugged with wooden pegs and teeth.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Float (fishing), accession number 2-6518, described as Seal skin.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Float (fishing), accession number 2-6521, described as Fur seal?, fur out. Small sealskin skinned out in one piece including flippers and claws. Right forepaw has all but one claw cut away and ivory tube with wooden plug lashed on with rawhide thong. Head has wound or tear sealed with small ivory button. Mouthparts sealed with rawhide lashing forming carrying or attachment loop.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Float (fishing), accession number 2-6520, described as Small, skin.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Float (fishing), accession number 2-6727, described as Seal skin.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Float (fishing), accession number 2-65935, described as Seal breathen". Weathered root resembling seal, blue glass bead inlaid eyes and nose. On chest is walrus ivory stirrup ornamented with 2 seal heads also of walrus ivory. Inlaid baleen eyes in larger head, one of four drilled holes in other still has baleen in it. 2 large perforations at back end.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Float (fishing), accession number 2-16672, described as Fishing float with iron hook on line (no sinker).
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Float (fishing), accession number 2-16671, described as Fishing float with iron rod, lead sinkers on line.

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