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: Hearst Museum object titled Assorted divining objects, accession number 5-15650c, no description available.
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: Hearst Museum object titled Audio recording, accession number 24-3284, described as Reel 13: Obatala praises, songs using dundun Reel 14: Demonstration of dundun drums; Songs for Egun
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: Hearst Museum object titled Audio recording, accession number 24-3288, described as Reel 30: Ogun songs; Reel 31: Praises Tape speed: 3 3/4 ips
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: Hearst Museum object titled Audio recording, accession number 24-3285, described as Sango Bata Myths Tape speed: 3 3/4 ips
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: Hearst Museum object titled Audio recording, accession number 24-3282, described as Drums of the Yoruba of Nigeria. Tape speed: 3 3/4 ips.
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: Hearst Museum object titled Audio recording, accession number 24-3286, described as Alafin; Kakaki; Odu Tape speed: 3 3/4 ips
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S2008-2009 #8: SFO Museum (December 17, 2008–January 12, 2010)
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S1965-1966 #15: Oakland Public Museum (September 16, 1965–November 10, 1965)
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S1968-1969 #87: College of Marin (April 3, 1969–May 2, 1969)
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S1969-1970 #32: Santa Rosa Junior College (October 24, 1969–October 31, 1969)
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S1969-1970 #141 : Los Angeles County Museum of Art (September 18, 1969–December 3, 1969)
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S1963-1964 #112: Heard Museum (June 25, 1964–unknown)
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S1968-1969 #39: Contra Costa College (November 18, 1968–December 27, 1968)
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S1975-1976 #9: Palo Alto Cultural Center (November 1974–unknown)
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S1973-1974 #21: City of San Jose (October 11, 1973–December 4, 1973)
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S1975-1976 #7: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (August 21, 1975–November 20, 1975)
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