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Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 2-62863, described as Beaded bag; Woven paisley fragment in red, aqua, black and multicolor shaped into a purse with pleated fullness at top. Woven designs outlined with spaced steel beads. Frame removed. 10” x 16” Worn, some beads missing. Lined with rose satin. Before 1900.

Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 2-62865, described as Wool on cotton bag. Hooked cut pile on plain weave; plain weave printed lining. Varicolored; light brown, green lining. 11 1/2’ X 12”, doubled. Floral motives.

Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 2-62861, described as Beaded bag. Pieces of Scottish paisley shawl made into a bag. Straight top with curved bottom. Two pieces sewn together and woven design outlined. 11inx8inx1in fringe. Bag is lined with tan silk. Top of bag is unfinished.

Hearst Museum object titled Parka, accession number 2-6695, described as Bird skin (cormorant ?) parka, feathers out. No hood, straight calf-length hem. Decoration of red cloth and rabbit skin (?) tassels. Depilated, red skin band around hips with gut strips; reindeer and marten (?) on cuffs. Made with Cormorant skin (?), reindeer, marten (?), tanned hide, gut, rabbit skin, woven cloth, cotton thread, sinew thread (?). According to Eskimo consultant Ronald W. Senungetuk, July 1987: "Trim is made of caribou or reindeer, sea otter, ochre dyed bird skin and leather, decorated with red wool fabric, rabbit skin tassels and red band embellished with gut strips sewn above the bottom edge; reindeer hide and marten fur on cuffs. caribou or reindeer skin band turned inside out with seal''s throat skin overlay and danglers made of unborn or newly born fawn skin. Styling is Kodiak which may have been during or after Russian regime but it may be totally traditional." References: Birket-Smith, Ethno. Studies, Copenhagen, 1941, p.124; Hatt, Arct. Anth., 1969, p. 49.

Hearst Museum object titled Pillow top, accession number 2-62867, described as Pillow Top: Needlepoint and beading. Wool yarns make dark green ground with center multicolored floral and leaf motif circled by purple laurel wreath. Outer border of baroque beaded design in black, white, grey. Some beads on one center flower. Back is made from black sateen.20 1/2” square. Made before 1875 by Myra White mother of women who wore 3976-3977. Some mending spots.

Hearst Museum object titled Sash, accession number 2-72223, described as woven wool and cotton sash; red, dark green, ecru with long warp fringes at each end. sash has a narrow border of ecru on each side, a 1cm red band, a 1/2cm dark green band, a 1cm red band and a 4.0cm decorated band of ecru and red at center. decoration is stripes and geometric.

Hearst Museum object titled Sash, accession number 2-72222, described as embroidered sash from Hopi outfit. 2 parts stitched together. off-white background outlined in red. sash ends fringed. identical embroidered designs at each end. design in black, green, red, blue. design of colored bars containing diamonds (2) with off white triangles.