Object class: Containers (receptacles) / Object type: (not specified) / Donor: Bernard G. Saunders - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 18-92a,b, described as (a): Coconut shell with (b) lid; decorated with painted mythical figures. Height 6 1/2 inches. Diameter 5 1/4 inches

Hearst Museum object titled Container, accession number 18-1299, described as Funerary ash container. White gauze decorated with gold foil paper over bamboo splint frame; large hole in center; generally poor condition; hemispherical shape. Container for ashes of deceased to be floated out in the ocean. Diameter ca. 14.5 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Sword and sheath, accession number 18-1289a,b, described as Machete and scabbard, rusty condition. (a) Machete has carved horn handle representing feline head; three perforations. Length 41 cm. (b) Scabbard: bamboo with rusty metal bands; horn lip at top. Length 32 cm. Belonged to a field worker. Said to be 25 years old [as of 1982].