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Start Over Collection place Norton Sound to Bristol Bay, Alaska Year collected [Missing] Materials Paint (coating) (red)
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 2-6575, described as Bird arrow. Three curved and serrated antler heads lashed to wooden shaft with sinew, feathers on proximal end; shaft painted red. Native names: pitegcaun, qerrutviit, yaqulegcuun.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 2-6368, described as Wood, curves at tapered ends, sinew cable entire length. Lashed at ends with sinew, but raised at center. Painted red; the wrapping of the reinforcement cord being missing, the bow is presently bent outward by the tension of the cord on the front side; wrapping damaged, bow string missing. Yup'ik name: urluveq.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 2-6379, described as Wood. Possibly for training boys. Two sinew cables lashed to bow with sinew, tied with cotton string at center. Painted red, median groove along whole length of back surface; bow string missing; the reinforcement was made of two cords of sinew, now damaged; this bow probably had no wrapping to hold the reinforcement cords. Yup'ik name: urluvcuar.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon, accession number 2-6370, described as Fletched. Red painted wood shaft, bone foreshaft and point. whalebone foreshaft inserted into wooden shaft, painted red; bone tip with three unilateral barbs secured with sinew; feathers at proximal end.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon, accession number 2-6315, described as With bone finger rest, medium weight type; antler point, barbed on both sides, attached to a loose leather thong; bone finger rest shaped like a killer whale dorsal fin, is lashed 59 cm down shaft; baculum socket & finger rest lashed with sinew to shaft; retaining line made of leather; shaft painted red, flattened at proximal end.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon, accession number 2-6369, described as Bone foreshaft inserted into wooden shaft, painted red; bone point with three unilateral barbs secured with Y-shaped braided sinew dart line; feathers at proximal notched end. Damaged while on loan to Heard Museum, Loan 564-65 #72.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon, accession number 2-6313, described as Harpoon; antler point, barbed on both sides attached to leather thong, itself attached 83 cm down shaft; antler finger rest 46 cm from tip of shaft; socket made of antler all tied together to shaft with sinew windings and retaining thongs; shaft, tapered at lower end to act as a brake.

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