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Start Over Object class Plaited weaving Collection place The Americas Function 1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 2-19057, described as Flexible twined basket with brown design including dogs; plain twined basket with 4 vertical bands with brown rectangular designs; parade of dogs around rim; rush cordage warp, rush material weft; overlay of Xerophyllum tenax and cedar bark. Plaited edge (damaged).
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bolas, accession number 2-4314, described as 6 oval bone balls attached to plaited sinew cordage. Six tear-drop shaped bone carved pieces, drilled at narrow end and attached with a braided sinew string. Leftmost bola with incised line. Native name: yaqulecuun. Vacuumed and treated with 50/50 solution in October 1986.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bolas, accession number 2-4312, described as Bola, native name: yaqulegcuun. 1 oval fossil ivory ball, 4 oval archaeological (?) whalebone balls. Plaited sinew cordage, remnants of bird quills. Four carved bone and one ivory pieces, pierced on one end, are attached to finely twisted organic fiber cord. Terminal ends of cord tied to feather spines. The ivory piece was previously used as a fish hook shank as indicated by two peripheral holes
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 2-6361, described as Wrapped with sinew ornamented with feathers; Athabascan-type bow with riser, Kodiak-type sinew wrapping, bowstring and red pigmentation at both ends of bow. Mde of wood, plaited and plyed sinew, wool yarn, and quill (?) tufts.
Hearst Museum object titled Creel, accession number 2-61987, described as With hinged lid, square base. Lid damaged by the square hole in the center. Made of brown ash; checker plaited.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Fishhook, accession number 2-4496, described as Ivory. Separate barb tied to stem with 2-ply sinew cordage. Hook suspended from heavier plaited sinew line.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Fishing lure, accession number 2-2967, described as Soft green stone and ivory lashed toggle with plaited sinew. Grooves in stone, iron hook. Leader of plaited sinew.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Fishing tackle, accession number 2-4454, described as Shuttle shaped rod, plaited sinew line, "fossil" ivory lure with bent steel hook.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Fishing tackle, accession number 2-4455, described as Shuttle shaped wood rod, plaited sinew line, ivory lure with curved iron hook.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon, accession number 2-6364, described as Decorated with feathers. Red painted wood shaft, whalebone foreshaft, bone head with 3 unilateral barbs. Plaited sinew line. Feathers at proximal end.

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