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Hearst Museum object titled Arrowhead, accession number 1-24373, described as Green glass obsidian arrow point, made by old Pomo man, 1923.
Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 1-255445, described as Truncated diamond-shaped, truncated point forms flap, fringed with flat handle. Background formed of translucent gold colored glass seed beads with white, black, red, green, and yellow beads forming all over geometric design.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 1-255447, described as Leather with beaded, abstract design on one side using red glass, faceted tube beads, black and red seed beads, transparent seed beads, and translucent yellow seed beads. Beaded side is lined with red silk cloth, leather fringe at bottom, leather handle.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 1-255448, described as Leather with drawstring, net woven, beaded cover using multi-colored glass seedbeads, looped bead fringe.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 1-255443, described as Diamond-shaped with one point forming flap, double looped fringe around all edges, round handle; geometric design using dark blue, light blue, red on white and translucent yellow glass seed beads.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 1-255444, described as Diamond shaped, fringe on two sides, flat handle. Black glass seed beads form background with white, orange, green and translucent gold-colored beads forming all over geometric design.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 1-255442, described as Diamond-shaped with one point forming flap, fringed around all edges, round handle. Geometric design using bright blue, white, orange, green and black glass seed beads.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 1-255446, described as Leather, fully beaded on each side. Design on one side is a butterfly using translucent glass seed beads and faceted beads in various colors; opposite side is a spread eagle design using glass and metallic faceted beads in black, silver, red and transparent. Both designs are stitched to a stiff leather, cloth backed. Beads appear to have been strung on thin wire; top is notched; drawstring missing.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number TB-30, described as Per Ralph Shanks: Coiled sedge root and bulrush root basket; six upside down triangles of black on natural ground; appears it once had six evenly spaced white shell beads with red glass faceted beads attached to the rim - only two remain. Three rod foundation. Yellowed note with basket reads: "36-A Pomo". This basket may be 1-4113 based on similar materials and description. Culture also matches.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-255494, described as Basketry teacup. Cup is covered with glass seed beadwork, multi-colored geometric design on bright blue ground. Plain twined, tule.

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