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    Alfred Kroeber, professor of anthropology at UC Berkeley and director of the University of California Museum of Anthropology. Photo from Alfred Kroeber; A Personal Configuration by Theodora Kroeber
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    Broken ceremonial blades from the Clarke collection being prepared for de-accessioning in June 2009. Photo by Bob Doran
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    Bowls found at Yurok village site at Big Lagoon, ready for de-accessioning from the Clarke Historical Museum. Burnt portions indicate that they were buried in graves. Photo by Bob Doran
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    Broken blade collected in 1935 on Indian/Gunther Island awaiting de-accessioning in 2009. The white material on the break is dental cement used by H. H. “Doc” Stuart to repair the piece for display. Photo by Bob Doran
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    Cecile Clarke with her artifacts collection on display at Eureka High School some time circa the 1950s. Photo courtesy of the Clarke Museum
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    Cecile Clarke with her artifacts collection on display at Eureka High School some time circa the 1950s. Photo courtesy of the Clarke Museum
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    Zoomorphs dug up on Gunther Island. Like the blades, they were routinely broken in burial ceremonies. Photo from a 1965 piece on the archaeology of Gunther Island in the archaeology journal, The Masterkey