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Hearst Museum object titled Small cowrie covered basket and lid, accession number 5-15315a,b, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Stool (seating furniture), accession number 5-15305, described as Stool. 4 curved legs, concave seat ornamented with inlaid wire of copper and other metals. 1 large wedge-shaped crack. Design is star within circle in center and 4 series of curved designs at rim. Seat diameter is 29 centimeters, height is 23.5 centimeters. From Nigeria, possibly Kano area. Materials: dark reddish brown wood, metal inlay.

Hearst Museum object titled Stool (seating furniture), accession number 5-15304, described as Stool. Concave round top ornamented with brass and brass wire. Brass circle in center nailed to larger piece of plated metal and surrounded by circles of inlaid coiled wire. 6 brass roundels inside rim. 3 rounded legs, each with 1 perforation. Leather thong through 1 of them. Seat diameter 22.5 centimeters, height 10.4 centimeters. From Nigeria, probably Northern Nigeria, Kano (fide Mrs. William Bascom). Materials: reddish brown wood, various metals).

Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 5-15252, described as Cloth; white with two green central warp stripes; cotton 200 cm long by 40 cm wide including fringe

Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 5-15253, described as Cloth, white with narrow black warp stripes. Blue, black and orange woven accents. Unfinished warp ends. 174 centimeters long by 39 centimeters wide. From West Africa, attributed to Northern Nigeria, Kano. Materials and technique: cotton, commercially spun, plain weave, inlay and brocade accents of rayon and handspun cotton.