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Hearst Museum object titled Lamp, accession number 5-16896, described as Soldered tin lamp made from a gasoline tinniken. Body of lamp formed by top and spout of can. Circular base and strap handle are attached. A key-hole on handle facilitated hanging the lamp from a wall.

Hearst Museum object titled Mat or wall decoration, accession number 5-16917, described as Small, woven mat or wall decoration formed from small sticks woven with twine in a zig-zag and triangular pattern in black, orange, yellow, tan. Left half of the lower edge extends 2.5 cm below the right half and is partially fringed. Originally bound along each side with fabric, now mostly worn away.

Hearst Museum object titled Mat or wall decoration, accession number 5-16918, described as Small woven mat as wall decoration formed from small sticks, woven with thread into 3 panels. Each panel alternates 2.5 cm sections of tan, red, and yellow in the center of which is woven a diamond (black) edged with white in the red and tan sections, red edged with blue in the yellow section. Sections divided into 7 narrow bands, bottom edge finished with long (8-8.5 cm) fringes. One section is broken after 4 repeats and has no fringe. 2 sections have 5 repeats and fringe.

Hearst Museum object titled Mat/wall decoration, accession number 5-16916, described as Mat of sticks woven with twine. Black, yellow, brown, white. Block sewn border. Fringe on bottom. Brown border on top edge. Triangular and dimond patterns.

Hearst Museum object titled Wall plaque, accession number 5-16915, described as Wooden tablet form wall plaque painted (blue,black, red) with a pattern of bands formed from triangles and diamonds. Hole at top used for hanging. Made from 7 mm board, shaped into a long rectangle with the top 14.5 cm tapered to a point. 2 nail holes in base edge and small tapers of 3.5 cm finish the base.

Hearst Museum object titled Wood wall decoration, accession number 5-16914, described as Wall decoration carved from a single piece of wood. Rectangular upper on a bell shaped lower. 2 tabs with drilled holes for hanging on top. Incised bands some with triangles. Painted blue, red and yellow.