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Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 2-71324, described as Dark green and dark blue silk velvet with pink silk ribbon trim at upper edge, remnants of silk cloth lining over paper, curved around lower edge, all-over floral design using multicolored glass seed beads on both sides, loops of yellow glass seed beads around sides and lower edge, some beads missing from loops and in parts of floral design. Handsewn; cotton thread; lazy stitch.
Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 2-71325, described as Dark brown silk velvet with cotton muslin over paper lining, black silk gro-grain ribbon at upper edge, red cotton cloth (worn and torn) around sides and lower edge, lower edge scalloped, 2 flaps, on one side flap conceals small opening, all-over floral design using multicolored glass beads, outlined in blue and white. Handsewn, lazy stitch, raised.
Hearst Museum object titled Bolt, accession number 5-15376b, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Carving with head, accession number 5-15376a, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Charm figure, accession number 5-14850, described as Charm figure; standing anthropomorphic male figure with bent knees, carved out rectangle in abdomen (empty); bearded; wearing large hat; damaged lower lip, several splits, missing toes. Charm figure with magical substance missing. Therefore figure is considered to be powerless. Height 32.5 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Female wood figure with beads, accession number 5-13858, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-14087, described as Figure; standing female charm figure with bent knees, arms on abdomen; tacks on nose, cheeks, forehead; many empty perforations on body; beard-like projection from chin; remnant of red material in navel; self base (cracked). Height 58 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Gourd container with beads, accession number 5-15377, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Metal tusk-shaped object, accession number 5-15375, described as Brass casting, in shape of tusk. Raised leaf design on convex surface, snakes on either side. Loops on outer edge similar to Ashanti gold weights. Slot cut into convex surface for musical mouthpiece (cut post-original manufacture). Hollow. Length 39.5 centimeters, diameter at wide end 3.4 centimeters. From West Africa, Ghana, Ashanti. Context of use: possibly used as decoration on end of staff.
Hearst Museum object titled Miniature wooden mask, accession number 5-14847, described as Mask, miniature, anthropomorphic; reddish brown patinated surface with some encrustation; upper half on lower plane than lower half; nose and mouth in full relief. Height 11.7 cm. “Miniature replicas of these masks were carried by men so that they could benefit fro the power of their family mask; these maskettes had power of their own and the sections of kola nuts in divination were touched to them before being cast on the ground.”

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