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Hearst Museum object titled Bark painting, accession number 11-43174, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Bark painting, accession number 11-43046, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Bark painting, accession number 11-43178, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Bark painting, accession number 11-41327, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Bark painting, accession number 11-43172, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Bark painting, accession number 11-45531, described as Bark painting features: (right end) a narrow white vertical band bordered by bands of black, edges a vertical band divided into 5 sections by narrow sepia bands outlined with white. The center sections is decorated with 2 dark brown roundels outlined in white one of which overlays part of the next vertical band. The sections on either side of the center segment each contain the imprint of a dark brown foot outlined with white. A band crosshatched in white paint and outlined with sepia and white borders the 5-segment band. Beyond these vertical bands are 18 horizontal bands of variegated widths, crosshatched with white paint bordered in sepia& white, or sepia, bordered by sepia & white, alternating with unpainted bands. In the center is a object in the shape of at "tatting" or weaving shuttle, painted dark brown on each end, and with diamond shaped decoration in the center. Diamonds are crosshatched with white paint. Dividing the center and end sections are bands of crosshatched white outlined with sepia and white. Split wooden sticks lashed together at each end edge each end of the painting.
Hearst Museum object titled Bark painting, accession number 11-42220, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Bark painting, accession number 11-45529, described as Bark painting of a creature with a dark brown, egg-shaped body and 2 "arms", each with 2 "fingers". Body is decorated with 2 sets of 5 narrow white stripes, two slit eyes. Ground is of dark brown over which 5 groups of 3 bands radiate from the creatures body painted sepia w/ short white longitudinal lines repeated the length of each. Behind these lines are alternating bands of crosshatching painted white, sepia, and yellow ochre. Top and bottom are bordered with pieces of wood lashed at each end. Purchased in 1965.
Hearst Museum object titled Bark painting, accession number 11-43181, described as Bark painting: “The Turtle Hunt: Circumcision Ceremony.” On red ground; depicts a red canoe with two black figures rowing it amongst a group of black turtles and fish. Water made up of diagonal lines. 45 x 77 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Bark painting, accession number 11-43176, no description available.

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