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Hearst Museum object titled Axe, accession number 5-16341, described as Ba Luba axe; long paddle-like object; carved wood; human head at top or shaft, paddle at opposite end; paddle and head are blackened
Hearst Museum object titled Box with lid, accession number 5-16345a,b, described as Ba-Kuba Box w/cover. Purchased, 1968, $20, S5.a. = boxb. = cover Purchased from Mario Periotti
Hearst Museum object titled Box with lid, accession number 5-16350, described as Ba-Kuba box with cover. Purchased, 1968, $30, V89a. = boxb. = cover Purchased from Mario Periotti
Hearst Museum object titled Box with lid, accession number 5-16349, described as Ba-Kuba box with cover. Purchased, 1968, $20, V11.a. = boxb. = cover Metal bar inside. Purchased from Mario Periotti
Hearst Museum object titled Box with lid, accession number 5-16348, described as Ba-Kuba box. Purchased, 1968, $30, S501a. = boxb. = cover Purchased from Mario Periotti
Hearst Museum object titled Box with lid, accession number 5-16346a,b, described as Ba-Kuba box with cover. Purchased, 1968, $20, S39.a. = boxb. = cover Purchased from Mario Periotti
Hearst Museum object titled Charm figure, accession number 5-13050, described as Charm Figure: standing male, anthropoorphic figure; head, neck, bent knees carved wood; parallel incised scarification marks on face, beard and arms concealed by red clay; fur and featheres behind neck and near penis; on modern wood mount. H = 30.3 cm
Hearst Museum object titled Cup, accession number 5-16340, described as “Chokwe” (or BaKuba) cup. carved wood in the shape of a human head with handle at back; facial features, scarification and hair sharply defined.
Hearst Museum object titled Drum, accession number 5-16419, described as Yaka diviner’s drum, carved wood; male human head at one end; hole drilled at top of head. Purchased from Bodes & Bode of the Hague Per inventory 6/13/12, has a mount.
Hearst Museum object titled Enema funnel (instrument), accession number 5-16420, described as Ba-Kuba enema funnel; carved wood with geometric decoration on bulk. Purchased from Mario Periotti Conservation: crack and chip at end of tube; remains of label adhering to one side.

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