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Hupa people, Northern California, Native American

1875 - 1900

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Pot in the Form of a Frog, Nodena, Native American, fired clay and slip
Double trinket box with lid. Sections the sides made of one piece of wood. The corners are red. The bottom dimensions listed above. A rare form. The Terr. Museum has a larger box like this.
Canoe paddle made of yellow cedar with cylindrical handle on top. Blade black. Handle has two back diagonal streaks of paint near end
Halibut hook (two part). The barb arm is of spruce with rusty iron barb. The carved arm is cottonwood representing "Hoosh-ta" the otter. The carving is recent, on an old piece of wood. The figure faces the barb, contrary to the usual practice - in part it seems the work of an amatuer.