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Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bag, museum number 5-10841, described as bag/ satchel, divining; glass bead outer face shows a diviner on horseback carrying his iron staff in his right hand w/ his head covered with a cloth (as protection against the sun). in foreground is a divining tray w/ Eshu's face at the top and with the figure Ogbe Meji marked on it; various colors on green ground; black glass bead tassels; white cotton patching panel has full pocker; indigo striped and embroidered shoulder strap; w. bag 27.5 cm.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Beads, museum number 5-16467, described as one string of tubular blue beads strung on cotton twine
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Belt, museum number 5-16734, described as woven fabric belt; black and white; woven with 4mm navy borders on each edge which encloses 5 different patterns separated by 1.5cm bands of navy with 2 white dots. finished with warp fringe and weft loops on each end.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Blanket, museum number 5-16402, described as narrow loom woven textile composed of 10 bands sewn together lengthwise. pattern forms a checkerboard of alternating navy and neutral squares. 20-22 cm from each end, at center of blanket, 2 rows of blocks are decorated with red, yellow, neutral, and navy figures. 1 block with a pair of stripes of yellow and red, blue or blue and red. randomly placed in the row. hand woven, thread hand spun.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Blanket, museum number 5-16406, described as Oyo blanket constructed from 9 bands of narrow loom woven heavy cotton. bands joined lengthwise and finished with warp fringe. blue and white stripes of various widths accented by double bands of patterned stripes (diamonds and vertical bars) every 15-16cm. bands are 12cm and 13.5cm wide.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Blanket, museum number 5-16391, described as narrow loom woven textile composed of 10 bands sewn together lengthwise. Pattern formed is navy and neutral checker board, 3 sets of blocks at center decorated with red accents across the width of the blanket. ends finished with 2 wide bands of navy separated by a band of neutral decorated with 2 narrow navy strips and navy dashes. hand woven, thread and spun. Purchased from Hausa man at Accra market. Conservation: Stained.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Cloth, museum number 5-16390, described as narrow loomed keta cloth composed of 18 stripes woven in lengthwise stripes of navy, yellow, blue-gray, green, navy, brown, and tan. warp overlap band of crosswise stripes in bright colors are interspaced along the length of each band. strips are hand sewn together and hand hemmed at each end. Purchased at Kumasi Market
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Cushion, museum number 5-15503, described as cushion. round, leather, on top a geometric and curvilinear design, around sides six anthropomorphic faces alternating with six geometric elements, all designs using multicolored glass seed beads, six beaded tassels attached around upper edge. h 19.0 cm. approx., diam. 32.5 cm.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Divining chain, museum 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.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Drum stick, museum number 5-15997, described as drum stick. used on pressure drum. straight contact area wrapped with 3-tone blue [handwritten on card: cloth] that is tied on. 1/2 way down, the stick curves and ends in a round flat-tip. resembles an [handwritten on card: ?] 32.7 cm long.