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Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 2-73344, described as Bag made of leather, porcupine quill, horsehair, and beads. Embroidered with beads in white, blue, red, and green. Four metal cones with red-dyed horsehair. Fringe wrapped in porcupine quill. Probably a tobacco pouch.

Hearst Museum object titled Club, accession number 2-73337, described as War club with porcupine quill overlay in multiple colors: white, red, yellow, lightblue, and dark blue. Dark gray, polished, double-pointed stone head covered with leather and multi-colored decoration. Wood haft, also covered with multi-colored decoration. Attributed to Northern Plains Tribes (Dakota?), c. 1880 - 1900.

Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 2-71811, described as Osage woman doll. H = 8.5”. Made of leather w/ no face. Has long, coarse hair w/ red ribbon head band. White buckskin dress with fringe and trousers fringed from knees to feet. Shoes attached with beaded edges. Carries white feathers like award. Has long red-bead necklace.

Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 2-71761, described as Blackfoot Indian Chief doll. Stuffed, tanned leather body with yarn hair, braided in three braids and tied with red. Beaded facial features, earrings and mocassins. Wears white buckskin clothes with beaded designs on shirt, leggings and breechclout. H = 8.25”

Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 2-71759, described as Blackfoot woman doll. Leather and cloth doll with tan leather clothes, black yarn hair. Beaded features, bead designs along the yoke of the dress, the belt and the hem. Tan leggings and mocassins. Multi-colored beaded necklace. H = 7.75”

Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 2-71828, described as Arapaho / Shoshone child’s doll. Stuffed cloth doll without features, real hair, red calico dress with leather belt. H =6.0”