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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.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Drag handle, accession number 2-5987, described as Carved ivory head of wolf. Large perforation through head. Possibly a drag handle.
Hearst Museum object titled Fish figure, accession number 2-6233, described as Carved ivory figure of grayling; perforated for attachment. Possibly archaeological.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Kayak model, accession number 2-45267, described as Fir frame, walrus hide cover, rawhide stitching, single cockpit.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Kayak model, accession number 2-2088, described as Single hatch, wood frame, rawhide cover. 4 spear rests, wood painted red attached to foredeck by rawhide thongs. Fixtures include: 1 single bladed paddle with crossbar handle, blade painted red with light blue band in middle and also at neck of blade, crossbar painted red; 3 harpoons painted red with ivory shaft and points, sinew lines; 1 grass woven mat; 1 spear thrower, wood, with 2 ivory pegs, one side painted red, reverse painted light blue and red.
Hearst Museum object titled Kayak model, accession number 2-2090, described as Single hatch, wood frame, rawhide cover. 1 wood float, zoomorphic shape; 1 mat of slated wood; 1 ivory tipped spear; 1 spear without foreshaft; 4 ivory harpoon rests attached to deck by rawhide thongs. Small hole in bow of kayak is King Island feature, however, all other elements indicate Norton Sound.
Hearst Museum object titled Kayak model, accession number 2-2077a-g, described as (a) Kayak, wood frame with rawhide cover. (b) Spear with float line and board attached with zoomorphic ivory foreshaft. (c) Spear with float line and board attached with ivory foreshaft and point with metal tip. (d, e) Two spears with ivory foreshafts and points. (f) Spear with metal point missing. (g) Spear with metal point; wood on fixtures painted red.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Kayak model, accession number 2-2079, described as Single hatch, wood frame painted red, rawhide covered. 11 fixtures: 6 harpoons, wood with ivory foreshafts and points, red paint on shaft ends with rawhide and/or sinew lines attached; 1 spear with ivory blade and sinew line, 1 double- bladed paddle with crossbar handle; 1 float of carved wood, zoomorphic shape; 1 spearthrower, wood.

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