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Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Adze, accession number 2-4049, described as Socketed, small stone adze encased in bone, with wooden handle, curved handle pierced in 2 places for rawhide thong binding.
Hearst Museum object titled Awl, accession number 2-4173, described as Made of antler. Single lobe at top.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Axe, accession number 2-4041, described as Stone ax with wooden handle, stone lashed to handle with rawhide.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Baleen, accession number 2-4407, described as Folded baleen strips tied with sinew 2-ply cordage.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Baleen skewers, accession number 2-4406, described as Neumann # 393. Folded baleen strips tied with sinew 2-ply cordage. 3 bundles tied together. Baleen stomach skewers tied with sinew placed in blubber bait to kill wolves, Es
Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 2-1425, described as Old engraved antler bone drill-bow; rawhide thong.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bow and arrows, accession number 2-4409a-c, described as Arrows with bow, used for hunting muskrat. (a) sinew-backed bow (b/c) antler or bone tipped arrow. Wood bow, reinforced with a sinew lashing; two arrows have bone or antler with asymmetric points; a string of sinew is wound around each arrow. For the hunt the other end was knotted to the bow. Rib bone; asymmetrically carved point; notched at proximal end to take arrow string. See bow 2-4409a and arrows 2-4409b,c. For hunting small game such as muskrat.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Carving, accession number 2-6217, described as Carved ivory figure of a fish; darkened incised dots on back; flat.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Carving, accession number 2-5879, described as Walrus ivory carving of man and several animal heads. Broken off of something. Depicts two large seals carrying on their back a person and three dogs.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Carving, accession number 2-6249, described as Carved figure of salmon; darkened incised dots over figure; 2 slashes in ivory.

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