Object class: Cutting tools / Donor: Berta Bascom / Culture or time period: Yoruba - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Axe handle, accession number 5-14323, described as axe handle (blade missing); figure of kneeling woman in center; old splits; encrusted and black-stained wood; h. 48.5 cm. [Axe handle, with kneeling woman in center. Purchased in Berkeley, 1970, $150. Blade missing. 19” (48.5 cm)]

Hearst Museum object titled Letter opener, accession number 5-15954, described as carved bone letter opener. Ivory colored bone, carved on both sides. Blade is [handwritten on card: approximately] 12 cm. and tapers to a rounded point. Handle incisions include vertical lines, “Xs” and [handwritten on card: concentric] circles. Cf. 5-15953.

Hearst Museum object titled Letter opener, accession number 5-15953, described as Carved, bone letter opener. Ivory colored bone carved on both sides. Blade is [handwritten on card: approximately] 11 cm and tapers to a rounded point. Handle design includes incised vertical lines and [handwritten on card: concentric] circles. cf. 5-15954. 1.7 cm x 17 cm.