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Start Over Collection place Bering Sea, Western Alaska Taxon Rangifer tarandus caribou
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Boat hook model, accession number 2-1297, described as Model of boat hook. Triangular caribou antler hook lashed to handle with commercial twine.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Boat hook model, accession number 2-1299, described as Model of boat hook. Triangular caribou antler hook lashed to handle with rawhide thong.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Boot (footwear), accession number 2-54a, described as Knee-length boot. Depilated sealskin soles. bleached leather decorated band between sole and uppers. Uppers of brown caribou with golden seal panels on sides. Extensive checkwork decoration around boot top, geometric patterns of white, brown clipped caribou, bands of golden seal, and red yarn. Fringe and tassels of wolverine. Red textile drawstring tube, white drawstring.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Boot (footwear), accession number 2-54b, described as Knee-length boot. Depilated sealskin soles. bleached leather decorated band between sole and uppers. Uppers of brown caribou with golden seal panels on sides. Extensive checkwork decoration around boot top, geometric patterns of white, brown clipped caribou, bands of golden seal, and red yarn. Fringe and tassels of wolverine. Red textile drawstring tube, white drawstring.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Boots (footwear), accession number 2-58a,b, described as Ankle-height boots, sealskin soles, white and brown caribou uppers. Extensive decoration, embroidered designs on depilated leather boot-tops and on ankle straps. Small trimmed and decorated area on instep. Drawsting tube with braided sinew drawstring. Gut or sinew thread.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Boots (footwear), accession number 2-60a,b, described as Ankle-height boots, depilated sealskin soles, brown caribou uppers. Boot-top decoration in geometric patterns, white and brown caribou, bands of bleached leather, decorative stiching and border of mink (?) fur. Bleached leather ankle ties. Cotton and gut thread. Very similar to 2-59 a,b.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Boots (footwear), accession number 2-57a,b, described as Depilitated sealskin soles, caribou uppers with 2 vertical strips of white and brown fur down sides. Uppers decorated with geometric checkwork white and brown squares of caribou, bleached leather wolverine fringe and red flannel drawstring tube with cotton drawstring. Leather andle straps. Cotton thread used throughout.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Boots (footwear), accession number 2-54a,b, described as Knee-length. Depilitated sealskin soles. bleached leather decorated band between sole and uppers. Uppers of brown caribou with golden seal panels on sides. Extensive checkwork decoration around boot top, geometric patterns of white, brown clipped caribou, bands of golden seal, and red yarn. Fringe and tassels of wolverine. Red textile drawstring tube, white drawstring.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Boots (footwear), accession number 2-59a,b, described as Ankle-height boots, depilated sealskin soles, caribou uppers. Geometric decorative patterns around boot-tops of decorative embroidery, white and brown checkwork, bands of bleached leather, border of mink (?) fur. Cotton drawstrings. Bleached leather ankle ties. Cotton and gut thread used.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bow reinforcement, accession number 2-7519, described as Curving section of caribou antler with groove and incised lines (longitudinal) on top surface. Per ACC project research was inserted on front side of bow, between wood and sinew cord. The sinew cord would lie in the axial groove (cf. bow 2-6373); two decorative incised longitudinal lines on edges; now bent in reverse direction. Per catalog card is for beating snow from boots, clothing and other articles made of fur.

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