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Hearst Museum object titled Ancestor figure, accession number 11-36976, described as Ancestor figure.

Hearst Museum object titled Ancestor figure, accession number 11-37879, described as figure, carved male; sculpture more or less in the round, but with unusually abstracted form for this area; body features ( face, arms) barely indicated by low relief carving, painted, mostly triangular designs; legs straight, separate; painted red, white, yellow, with some black; 66 cm length

Hearst Museum object titled Ancestor figure, accession number 11-37894, described as Ancestor figure.

Hearst Museum object titled Ancestor figure, accession number 11-37877, described as figure, carved male; carved mainly in the round, though definite concave treatment on back of figure; facial features defined in low relief; with protruding ears; painted designs include grid crescents on legs and belly, white-bordered black bands on arms; 66 cm length

Hearst Museum object titled Ancestor figure, accession number 11-37874, described as figure, carved wood female; single piece of light, pithy wood carved in the round; rounded head, partly crushed; arms placed at top of thighs, which are thickly fleshed; gender indicated by incised lines inside black pubic triangle; painted red,white, and black; 52 cm lenth

Hearst Museum object titled Ancestor figure, accession number 11-37876, described as figure, carved male; carved in the round from a single piece of dense wood; eyes, ears, and hair triangle clearly defined in low relief; painted grid designs on legs and belly; arms straight at sides; knobs on knees; painted white, black, and red; 67 cm length

Hearst Museum object titled Ancestor figure, accession number 11-37875, described as figure, carved male; single pieces of light, pithy wood carved in the round; rounded head, arms held at thighs, knobs on front of knees; geometric and linear designs painted especially on legs and belly; painted red, white, black, and yellow; 57 cm length

Hearst Museum object titled Animal hide hat with shell, accession number 5-5868, described as skull cap; monkey and deer skins s/trim of cloth-wrapped sticks and cowrie shell decorations; width flattened 31 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Animal hide hat w/mirrors, accession number 5-5869, described as “crown” of deer skin with decorations of yellow and fuschia braided wool; 3 attached mirrors depicting film stars on their outer paper faces; width flattened 23.5 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Animal horn, accession number 5-5871, described as “medicine” charm of deer horn; length 7.5 cm