Inventory Find of the Week (2018)

Toothbrush
14.0941
worked bone toothbrush without bristles... View Full Record
Battery, Wet-Cell
14.0454
Aqua battery jar, round jar.... View Full Record
puppet
17.613-HISO-127
painted head from gnome elf hand puppet, maker's mark... View Full Record
Battery, Wet-Cell
14.S440.010
Manganese dioxide and carbon cylindrical wet-cell batteries... View Full Record
Musical Instrument
12.0303
Two harmonica pieces, one w/burned wood attached. ... View Full Record
Figurehead
58.9
Collection of six ceramic figureheads, some depicting animals, some humans. Five out of the six have flattened backs and are solid, the sixth - depicting a creature, perhaps an eagle - is partially hollow and open at the back. All but one of the figu... View Full Record
Arrow
14848
An arrow with bone tips and animal motif.... View Full Record
Ceramic sherd
94.1020
A decorative vessel fragment of an animal head. Figure is a feline. Ears are rounded and pointed upward. Eyes are bulging. Nose is sloped. Mouth is open with tongue and teeth showing. Painted orange, at a later date, according to the object ID tag.... View Full Record
Figurine
13.3887
Stanford football bobblehead, white helmet fragment with partial crimson "S" and neck.... View Full Record
Bowl
4485
One-handled bowl; brown-on-white geometric motifs in 2 bands separated by a white band, white bottom and black edge; paint worn.... View Full Record
Pestle
7567B
"Largest Known American Indian Pestle Used for Grinding Corn"... View Full Record
Point, Projectile
62.145.5
Lithic point.... View Full Record
Lithic implement
62.172
231 projectile fragments.... View Full Record
Lithic implement
62.177
6 Arrow points, 3 broken arrows, 1 knife, 3 drills, 2 scrapers, and 3 broken pieces.... View Full Record
Knife
5345
Flaked and chipped; finely made, lanceolate type I shape with no handle (although tip is missing); light black to buff colored flint.... View Full Record
Mortar
T2018.5.29
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Moccasin
14857
A pair of handsewn mocassins. Made from seal skin, fur, and glass beads. Floral bead design.... View Full Record
Carving
14851
A bone carving of a walrus. Red glass beads for eyes. Tusks broken.... View Full Record
Carving
14853
Awl or other perforating tool with a carved handle depicting an otter.... View Full Record
Carving
14854
A bone carving of a bird with a metal ring embedded in the underside.... View Full Record
Miniature object
54.223
A miniature frock or parka that is handsewn. Made of animal intestine. There is a drawstring hood and borders on the sleeves and hem.... View Full Record
Doll
71.51
A cotton-stuffed doll that is handsewn. The doll is wearing a hat made of hide and an outfit made of animal intenstine. The doll also has a blue neck wrap and a geometric-pattern belt.... View Full Record
Skirt
94.1201A
Black skirt with overnet covered hem to waist with machine embroidered registers of bright, rainbow-hued flowers. This traditional ensemble is sized for a girl or young woman.... View Full Record
Textile
16356A
Tapa (bark cloth) with triangular cut fringe on two opposite edges, geometric gridded designs in black and brown natural pigments. Of other two edges, only one is decorated in pigment, suggesting it was trimmed or cut from of a larger cloth along the... View Full Record
Blanket
52.206
Pelt baby blanket(?) made of loon neck(?) feathers and down. The feathers likely come from either the black-throated loon or the great northern loon. The top side of the blanket is covered in white down feathers with black and white striped primary f... View Full Record
Rubbing
T2018.5.106
Rubbing from Maya Site Dos Pilas on rice paper (?). Depicts man with large headdress. Created by Merle Greene Robertson. Stela 2.... View Full Record
Rubbing
T2018.5.107
Set of 3 rubbings from Maya Site Nim Li Punit on rice paper (?). Depicts multiple people with elaborate border, glyphs. Stela 15.... View Full Record
Bag (func)
89.1006
A seal skin bag with two pouches. There are two horizontal bands of red felt with "Yakutat" beaded in white and blue on the top band, and "Alaska" beaded in blue, green, and yellow beads on the bottom band. The back is lined with tan, thin, paper-lik... View Full Record
Glove
89.1007
Leather mittens with leather on palm and thumb regions. Reindeer fur and reindeer fawn lining. Yatu beadwork eye (non-traditional). Tied together with braided yarn in green, red and yellow.... View Full Record
Boot
89.1008B
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Photograph
89.1010
A group of seven black-and-white photographs that accompanied the Crow Collection donation. The photos are numbered 1-7 on the back.... View Full Record
Spoon
8606
Shallow carved spoon of yellow cedar, bowl comes to a slight point. Narrow, cylindrical handle. Wood with black painted design (eye design) in the bowl.... View Full Record