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Hearst Museum object titled Beads, accession number 5-16457, described as one string of small white beads

Hearst Museum object titled Beads, accession number 5-16461a,b, described as two strings of white beads

Hearst Museum object titled Beads, accession number 5-16459, described as one string of small, white, shiny beads

Hearst Museum object titled Belt, accession number 5-16702, described as woven raffia band decorated with cowry shells, 15 mounted on brown fabric with snap closures. Conservation: Several breaks in woven segment. Rather crude workmanship associated with mounting to fabric base.

Hearst Museum object titled Bracelet, accession number 5-14081, described as bracelet. braided leather with cowry shells. dm. 7 cm. (appr.)

Hearst Museum object titled Cowrie shells, accession number 5-10298, described as Money? string of cowry shells; double row; tightly bound.

Hearst Museum object titled Cowry shells, accession number 5-10294, described as Money? string of cowry shells; double row; tightly bound.

Hearst Museum object titled Divining chain, accession number 5-10844, described as divining chain; opele nut pods, half penny, aluminum chain, brass chain, ivory beads, ostrich shell beads, misc. glass beads, 3 cast brass bells, aluminum key, misc. buttons, cotton cordage and a religious metal all connected; l. end to end 107 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-15968, described as carved mask. apparently carved from a nutshell. elongated face with large round eyes with white beads as pupils. long broad nose. lips open revealing clenched teeth. tri-lobal stylization on the sides of the head. red, green, and yellow beads are depressed into a black substance on the top of the head, with 12 long and fine feathers coming straight out of the top. the feathers are light brown at the base and become black about half-way up to the top. head is 4 cm, the overall height is 23 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Shell, accession number 5-10293, described as Money?; string of cowry shells; double row; tighly bound.