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: Hearst Museum object titled Figure, museum number 5-16674, described as thorn carving; woman with baby on back seated on low stool before a fire with large cooking pot. stirring pot with proper right hand/arm. mounted on rectangular base. Conservation: Left arm and head missing. Stir stick broken.
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: Hearst Museum object titled Figure, museum number 5-16677, described as thorn carving; standing woman with baby on her back, water jar on head, supported by 2 raised arms. standing on a small round base. Conservation: Left proper arm is broken, center section missing
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: Hearst Museum object titled Figure, museum number 5-16673, described as thorn carving; man seated on a small stool, legs extended on either side of what appears to be a set of bellows. long poles in each hand for working the bellows. head, arms, legs and bellows are dark wood; stool, clothing & cap are light wood. on rectangular base.
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: Hearst Museum object titled Figure, museum number 5-16683, described as thorn carving; girl, bust only. hair with four rows wearing a single strand as veregate sized beads. by Arisadipe
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: Hearst Museum object titled Figure, museum number 5-16681, described as thorn carving; male "Mohornadon" husk only. man wearing head cloth, small beard and galeheh, holding beads in one hand.
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: Hearst Museum object titled Figure, museum number 5-16680, described as thorn carving. male "mohamadan" bust only. man with head cloth, small beard, wearing galaheh and is holding beads in one hand. signed by Akeredolu.
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: Hearst Museum object titled Thorn carving, museum number 5-16245, described as thorn carving: woman kneel before a mortar grinding material. infant on back small bowl sits in front of mortar on rectangular base.
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: Hearst Museum object titled Thorn carving, museum number 5-16682, described as thorn carving, girl, bust only, hair with 4 rows of small flips in front. by Akeredolu
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: Hearst Museum object titled Thorn carving, museum number 5-16246, described as thorn carving; pair of women sitting squatting facing each other with a covered calabash and a bowl between them, on rectangular base. arms, legs and heads dark wood; clothing light wood. Conservation: Arm broken on one figure, water stains on one end and on clothing of one figure.
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