Collection place: Africa / Donor: Joan Wescott / Culture or time period: Yoruba cluster - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Amulet, accession number 5-15213, described as amulet for wrist; anthropomorphic fig. of reddish brown patinated wood in varicolored glass seed bead wrap; only head w/ lg. perforation is visible; l. 7.7 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Amulet/ leg rattle, accession number 5-15381, described as amulet/ leg rattle; iron leg rattle w/ two lobes containing rattling material; two iron rings attached at one end; max w. 6.8 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Cap & shirt, accession number 5-15270a,b, described as cap & shirt; infant's size; a) shirt; sleeveless, with slit neckline; 39.6 cm x 33.5 cm b) cap; padded 13 cm x 14 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Cowries, accession number 5-15317a,b, described as cowries; (a) strand of lt. brown cowries (doubled), on cotton cordage; strand is incomplete; l. 18 cm.; (b) bracelet (?) of yellowish white cowries on cotton cordage; diam. 8 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Cowrie shells, accession number 5-15316, described as cowrie shells, off-white, doubled; 7 strands (several re-attached at Museum); maximum length 117 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Dancing staff, accession number 5-15219, described as dancing staff; reddish brown wood w/ double axehead motif at top (6 engraved elliptical eyes on each face); string of cowries attached at base; l. 18.5 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Dancing staff, accession number 5-15217, described as dancing staff; reddish brown encrusted wood; standing female w/ shell bead band at abdomen, iron ringlet at neck and left ankle, red and white bead strand below ringlet; carved w/ double-bladed axe motif above head, axe has two engraved eyes (?) on front; l. 71.3 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Dancing staff, accession number 5-15218, described as dancing staff, reddish brown wood; kneeling female w/ separately carved double axe blades attached w/ iron spike above head; necklace of tiny brown beads and 2 larger red beads; 2 leather thong wrist straps attached through perforation at base; l. 31.7 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Emblems, accession number 5-15212a,b, described as emblems (Ogboni Society); pr. standing anthropomorphic bronze castings; one male, one female, attached by metal chain*; each on spike-like handle w/ double axe-blades at top; l. a) male 24.5 cm., (b) female 24.3 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-14897, described as Ibeji (twin figure); standing male, reddish brown patinated wood on ridged, thick individual platforms; sandals in low relief; filed teeth; U-shaped cap with vertical series of triangles (one on each side); no beads.

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