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Hearst Museum object titled Adze, accession number 2-30946, described as Steel blade hafted with cedar bark twine onto wood handle.

Hearst Museum object titled Anthropomorph, accession number 2-4787, described as Standing figurine on damaged base, human hair embedded in scalp, figure surmounted by animal head. Carved wood with black and red pigments. Oblong object held in right hand. On base: "[souther] n Alaska [presen]ted by Hon. L. B. Mizner May 77;". The figure is probably a doctor (shaman). Animal at top is his messenger (mink?) whose power the doctor obtained by cutting its tongue (fide Charles Brown, June 1964).

Hearst Museum object titled Armor, accession number 2-7187, described as Skin armor; armless jacket; 63 centimeters in length.

Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 2-10865, described as Flat, checker plaited cedar bark bag with 9 encircling black bands. 2-ply cordage loops around rim; sides split.

Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 2-10813, described as Small, slipper-shaped. Cloth on back of deerskin with hair on front, beaded.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 2-30996, described as Cylindrical, twined spruce root, exterior false embroidery of grass stems dyed yellow, orange, green, red and black; central step-like designs, flanked top and bottom by various chevron-like, triangle and diamond designs on maroon, red and black dyed spruce root bands. 2 wood strips sewn to base. Maroon, red, black and green dyed spruce root bands in interior.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 2-29721, described as Twined, with colored designs, bucket shape.

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