Object name: Totemic carving / Culture or time period: North American native cultures - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Totemic carving, accession number 2-4784, described as Of a seated grizzly bear; made of cedar; painted black and red. Remarks by Charles Brown, June 1964: "it is a poor carving because nails were used and the figure lacks faces or circles on the paws, ears, and joints.

Hearst Museum object titled Totemic carving, accession number 2-4687, described as In argillite with traditional motifs including bear and hawk. See back of card for illustrations of design segments. Fide Carol Sheehan: panel unusually rectangular (octopus-hair transformer). Hollowed split U's; eye form distinctive; ovoids single etched and absolutely concentric. Wings become ears.

Hearst Museum object titled Totemic carving, accession number 2-4793, described as Totemic carving representing the raven and the bear.

Hearst Museum object titled Totemic carving, accession number 2-4629, described as Totemic bird.

Hearst Museum object titled Totemic carving, accession number 2-4691, described as Painted wood carving of a human face. Unpainted extension at base; green, red and black.

Hearst Museum object titled Totemic carving, accession number 2-4788, described as Totemic carving of an animal.

Hearst Museum object titled Totemic carving, accession number 2-4792, described as Bear at top standing on frog, raven hanging from mouth of bear, wolf on bottom; painted red, blue, and black. Identification of animals by Charles Brown, June 1964.

Hearst Museum object titled Totemic carving, accession number 2-19100, described as Ivory tube, totemic carving, open mouth at both ends. Carving represents sea animal - whale (?); human figure probably represents man killed by whale (according to Charles Brown). Identified as bone by Dr. Benson - Zoology, 1/16/1959, E.L. Identified as bear leg bone by Charles Brown.

Hearst Museum object titled Totemic carving, accession number 2-29470, described as Tourist trade totem carving.

Hearst Museum object titled Totemic carving, accession number 2-4575, described as Probably of a wolf, carved head in blue/green, black and red with carved projection behind. Made of painted wood.