Object name: Totemic carving / Collection place: Northwest Coast, United States - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Totemic carving, accession number 2-4784, described as Of a seated grizzly bear; made of cedar; painted black and red. Remarks by Charles Brown, June 1964: "it is a poor carving because nails were used and the figure lacks faces or circles on the paws, ears, and joints.

Hearst Museum object titled Totemic carving, accession number 2-4687, described as In argillite with traditional motifs including bear and hawk. See back of card for illustrations of design segments. Fide Carol Sheehan: panel unusually rectangular (octopus-hair transformer). Hollowed split U's; eye form distinctive; ovoids single etched and absolutely concentric. Wings become ears.

Hearst Museum object titled Totemic carving, accession number 2-4792, described as Bear at top standing on frog, raven hanging from mouth of bear, wolf on bottom; painted red, blue, and black. Identification of animals by Charles Brown, June 1964.

Hearst Museum object titled Totemic carving, accession number 2-4629, described as Totemic bird.

Hearst Museum object titled Totemic carving, accession number 2-4788, described as Totemic carving of an animal.

Hearst Museum object titled Totemic carving, accession number 2-4793, described as Totemic carving representing the raven and the bear.

Hearst Museum object titled Totemic carving, accession number 2-4691, described as Painted wood carving of a human face. Unpainted extension at base; green, red and black.

Hearst Museum object titled Totemic carving, accession number 2-29470, described as Tourist trade totem carving.

Hearst Museum object titled Totemic carving, accession number 2-4575, described as Probably of a wolf, carved head in blue/green, black and red with carved projection behind. Made of painted wood.

Hearst Museum object titled Totemic carving, accession number 2-19099, described as Bear leg bone (identified by Charles Brown). Open mouth at both ends, represents wolf or bear, faces inside eyes, knees, etc. are meant to accentuate power of seeing, etc. Identified as bone by Dr. Benson, Zoology, January 1959.