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Hearst Museum object titled Arrowhead, accession number 1-24373, described as Green glass obsidian arrow point, made by old Pomo man, 1923.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 2-6329, described as Skin bag; white vellum-like leather with vertical strips of brown leather outlined in alternating red and white glass "seed" beads; round bottom, straight sides.
Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 1-255445, described as Truncated diamond-shaped, truncated point forms flap, fringed with flat handle. Background formed of translucent gold colored glass seed beads with white, black, red, green, and yellow beads forming all over geometric design.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 1-255447, described as Leather with beaded, abstract design on one side using red glass, faceted tube beads, black and red seed beads, transparent seed beads, and translucent yellow seed beads. Beaded side is lined with red silk cloth, leather fringe at bottom, leather handle.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 1-255443, described as Diamond-shaped with one point forming flap, double looped fringe around all edges, round handle; geometric design using dark blue, light blue, red on white and translucent yellow glass seed beads.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 1-255448, described as Leather with drawstring, net woven, beaded cover using multi-colored glass seedbeads, looped bead fringe.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 2-1615, described as Gold dust bag; thin hide or leather w/glass “seedbead” ornamentation and cotton cloth strips at top. Made by Eskimo for use by gold miners. According to Alaskan Eskimo consultant Ronald L. Senungetuk (July 1987): “This is also a coin bag (ighungquaq in Nome area means imitation rectum) which could hold $1000.00 worth of silver dollars”.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 1-255444, described as Diamond shaped, fringe on two sides, flat handle. Black glass seed beads form background with white, orange, green and translucent gold-colored beads forming all over geometric design.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 1-255442, described as Diamond-shaped with one point forming flap, fringed around all edges, round handle. Geometric design using bright blue, white, orange, green and black glass seed beads.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 1-255446, described as Leather, fully beaded on each side. Design on one side is a butterfly using translucent glass seed beads and faceted beads in various colors; opposite side is a spread eagle design using glass and metallic faceted beads in black, silver, red and transparent. Both designs are stitched to a stiff leather, cloth backed. Beads appear to have been strung on thin wire; top is notched; drawstring missing.

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