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Hearst Museum object titled Charm, accession number 5-15186b, described as Charm figure, full length, with bend arms and legs. Height 13 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Charm, accession number 5-15186c, described as Full length charm figure with bent arms and legs. Height 13.5 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Charm, accession number 5-15186d, described as Full length charm figure, helmeted, chin has chip missing; crack on side; head fully carved, body rounded pillar. Height 20 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Charm, accession number 5-15186a, described as Charm figure, male. Hand carved in rigid upright posture. Double-faced helmeted head, tapering body. Height 19 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Charm figure, accession number 5-14850, described as Charm figure; standing anthropomorphic male figure with bent knees, carved out rectangle in abdomen (empty); bearded; wearing large hat; damaged lower lip, several splits, missing toes. Charm figure with magical substance missing. Therefore figure is considered to be powerless. Height 32.5 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Charm figure, accession number 5-13050, described as Charm Figure: standing male, anthropoorphic figure; head, neck, bent knees carved wood; parallel incised scarification marks on face, beard and arms concealed by red clay; fur and featheres behind neck and near penis; on modern wood mount. H = 30.3 cm
Hearst Museum object titled Charms, accession number 5-15186a-d, described as (a) Charm figure, male. Hand carved in rigid upright posture. Double-faced helmeted head, tapering body. Height 19 cm. (b) Charm figure, full length, with bend arms and legs. Height 13 cm. (c) Full length charm figure with bent arms and legs. Height 13.5 cm. (d) Full length charm figure, helmeted, chin has chip missing; crack on side; head fully carved, body rounded pillar. Height 20 cm. Charm figures. Usually “named for known ancestor or chief” -William Bascom.
Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 5-5291, described as wooden male figurine with knife in right hand, knife sheath in left; inset shell eyes; elaborate scarification; on original square wooden base; height 16.5 cm
Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 5-5290, described as Carved wood male figurine on original flat, wooden circular base; inset lozenge-shaped eyes; center torso has empty cylindrical receptacle for “magical” material. Height 53 cm. Old cracks on specimen; wedge-shaped piece missing from left foot and adjoining base.
Hearst Museum object titled Head, accession number 5-5325, described as Wooden head on a pedestal, base painted and pyro engraved. Lizard-like animal draped overhead.

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