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Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Base, accession number 5-4151c, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Brass container, accession number 5-4151a-c, described as Brass vessel; used as a contained for shea-butter; forowa; total height 20.5 cm; used also for ceremonial purpose. A) Cylindrical container with stamped animal and geometric designs. B) Conical lid. C) Open-work base.

Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Container, accession number 5-4151a, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Fertility doll, accession number 5-4152, described as Carved wooden fertility doll; (”Akuabu”= “child of Akua”); squarish head with rudimentary arms, columnar body; painted black. Height 39.5 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Kente cloth, accession number 5-4154, described as Kente cloth: design called sika futuru (gold dust); green, maroon and black over gold background; fringed on one end; 163 cm long.

Hearst Museum object titled Kente cloth, accession number 5-4155, described as Kente cloth; design called sika fre mmogya (money attracts blood relations) green, maroon, blue, and black over gold background; fringed at both ends; 196 cm long.

Hearst Museum object titled Kente cloth, accession number 5-4156, described as Kente cloth: design called yokoman adweneasa (Adweneasa design on yokoman basic pattern); gold, green, black, and blue over maroon, gold, and green background; fringed at both ends; 178 cm long.

Hearst Museum object titled Kente cloth, accession number 5-4159, described as Kente cloth; design called anyawoho (you have become rich); maroon, gold, green, and black over black and white background; fringed at one end; 169 cm long.

Hearst Museum object titled Kente cloth, accession number 5-4160, described as Kente cloth; design called senkeni (the red nsankani flower); maroon, gold, green and black over pink, green, gold, and black background; fringed at both ends; 207 cm long; w 9.5 cm; unraveled trade silk with overweave and brocade patterns.

Hearst Museum object titled Kente cloth, accession number 5-4158, described as Kente cloth; design called papa nnko akyiri (good deeds do not spread far); maroon, gold, green, and black over maroon, gold, green, and black background; fringed at one end; 172 cm long.

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Hearst Museum object titled Brass container, accession number 5-4151a-c, described as Brass vessel; used as a contained for shea-butter; forowa; total height 20.5 cm; used also for ceremonial purpose. A) Cylindrical container with stamped animal and geometric designs. B) Conical lid. C) Open-work base.

Brass container

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Container

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Hearst Museum object titled Fertility doll, accession number 5-4152, described as Carved wooden fertility doll; (”Akuabu”= “child of Akua”); squarish head with rudimentary arms, columnar body; painted black. Height 39.5 cm.

Fertility doll

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Hearst Museum object titled Kente cloth, accession number 5-4154, described as Kente cloth: design called sika futuru (gold dust); green, maroon and black over gold background; fringed on one end; 163 cm long.

Kente cloth

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Hearst Museum object titled Kente cloth, accession number 5-4155, described as Kente cloth; design called sika fre mmogya (money attracts blood relations) green, maroon, blue, and black over gold background; fringed at both ends; 196 cm long.

Kente cloth

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Hearst Museum object titled Kente cloth, accession number 5-4156, described as Kente cloth: design called yokoman adweneasa (Adweneasa design on yokoman basic pattern); gold, green, black, and blue over maroon, gold, and green background; fringed at both ends; 178 cm long.

Kente cloth

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Hearst Museum object titled Kente cloth, accession number 5-4159, described as Kente cloth; design called anyawoho (you have become rich); maroon, gold, green, and black over black and white background; fringed at one end; 169 cm long.

Kente cloth

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Hearst Museum object titled Kente cloth, accession number 5-4160, described as Kente cloth; design called senkeni (the red nsankani flower); maroon, gold, green and black over pink, green, gold, and black background; fringed at both ends; 207 cm long; w 9.5 cm; unraveled trade silk with overweave and brocade patterns.

Kente cloth

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Hearst Museum object titled Kente cloth, accession number 5-4158, described as Kente cloth; design called papa nnko akyiri (good deeds do not spread far); maroon, gold, green, and black over maroon, gold, green, and black background; fringed at one end; 172 cm long.

Kente cloth

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2.0 Use not specified (Secular Dress and Accoutrements, and Adornment)7 objects
1.5 Household4 objects
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)2 objects
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama1 objects

S1966-1967 #18: Design Department (UC Berkeley) (October 28, 1966–November 11, 1966)5 objects
S1980-1981 #42: University of California, Davis/Victoria Rivers (January 9, 1981–March 13, 1981)3 objects
S1981-1982 #11: Department of Environmental Design (UC Davis)/Victoria Rivers (September 24, 1981–December 1, 1981)3 objects
S1982-1983 #14: University of California, Davis/Victoria Rivers (October 1, 1982–December 6, 1982)3 objects
S1983-1984 #36: Department of Environmental Design (UC Davis)/Victoria Rivers (January 13, 1983–March 5, 1984)3 objects
S1984-1985 #13: Department of Environmental Design (UC Davis)/Victoria Rivers (October 1, 1984–December 12, 1984)3 objects
S1986-1987 #7: Department of Environmental Design (UC Davis) (September 29, 1986–December 1, 1986)3 objects
S1987-1988 #19: Department of Environmental Design (UC Davis)/Victoria Rivers (September 1987–December 8, 1987)3 objects
S1988-1989 #15: Department of Environmental Design (UC Davis)/Victoria Rivers (1988–February 21, 1989)3 objects
S1990-1991 #15: Department of Environmental Design (UC Davis)/Victoria Rivers (1990–January 3, 1991)3 objects

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