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Start Over Collection place Canada Taxon Rangifer tarandus caribou
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 2-20978, described as Beaded. Made of tanned caribou hide with moose hide trim and fringe.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bow and arrow models, accession number 2-46996a-c, described as Model of bow and two arrows. (a) Bow. (b, c) Arrows with combination foreshaft and point of ivory. Wood fletching. Made with caribou skin string.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Buzzer, accession number 2-56533a-d, described as Buzzer; two wood grips attached to caribou astragalus with sinew; a) astragalus, width 6 cm.; b) wood grip, length 8.7 cm.; c) wood grip, width 9.5 cm; d) extra sinew. Buzzer passed from person to person while it is whirling.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 2-71505, described as Doll or puppet with articulated arms; standing human like figure with carved legs; arms attached with comm. string; face is “ keewatin face”; carved caribou antler; h. 16cm.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Drill, bow, and boss models, accession number 2-47007a-c, described as (a) Bow. Wood with thong "string." (b) Bowdrill. Wood shaft, ivory drillbit, copper wire, lashing. (c) Boss. Wood. String or skin (caribou?), metal not aboriginal.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Drum and drumsticks, accession number 2-71517a-c, described as Drum with two drumsticks; a) tambourine-type drum with bentwood hoop with three metal rivets on two antler plates; drumskin of de-haired caribou skin tied to hoop with braided sinew; braided sinew snare, broken antler handle; diameter 31.5cm. b) antler drumstick, length: 27.2.; c) antler drumstick, length: 28.7 cm.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Game, accession number 2-56532a,b, described as Game; ball and cup game. (a) Base; caribou antler and bone with marten tail. Length 24 cm. including tail. (b) Pin of bird bone and sinew cordage. Length 7 cm. Used by anyone but more a man’s game; each cup has points; 10-100 points depending on distance to tail.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon model, accession number 2-46992, described as Model of sliding harpoon. Wood shaft, ivory foreshaft; ivory harpoon tip; caribou skin thong line; wire; metal not aboriginal.
Hearst Museum object titled Rattle, accession number 2-72502, described as Rattle, caribou hide and wooden frame with loop handle. Decorated with red and green design on each side of rattle face.
Hearst Museum object titled Rattle, accession number 2-72501, described as Rattle, caribou skin drum and wooden frame and U shape handle. Decorated with red and brown design on each face. Label NG-14 affixed to interior handle

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