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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 - Yanzi or Hun; 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.”

Hearst Museum object titled Miniature wooden mask, accession number 5-14846, described as Mask, miniature; anthropomorphic, incised linear decoration on forehead, triangle on each cheek; dark-stained wood. Height 6.5 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.”

Hearst Museum object titled Sickle-knife, accession number 5-15379, described as Sickle-knife, steel. Curved hollow-ground blade, flat, with barb at top edge. Incised design on top side of blade only. Flat projection at hilt. Split wood handle bound with iron strips and braided cordage. Leather thong at base. Length 66.6 centimeters, width (at midpoint of blade) 1.9 centimeters. From Central Africa, Zaire, Binja. Materials: forged steel, wood, iron strips, leather thong. Context of use: used in harvesting grain or other plants.

Hearst Museum object titled Bolt, accession number 5-15376b, no description available.

Bolt

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Hearst Museum object titled Carving with head, accession number 5-15376a, no description available.

Carving with head

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Hearst Museum object titled Charm figure, accession number 5-14850, described as Charm figure - Yanzi or Hun; 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.

Charm figure

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Hearst Museum object titled Female wood figure with beads, accession number 5-13858, no description available.

Female wood figure with beads

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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.

Figure

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Hearst Museum object titled Gourd container with beads, accession number 5-15377, no description available.

Gourd container with beads

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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.

Metal tusk-shaped object

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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.”

Miniature wooden mask

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Hearst Museum object titled Miniature wooden mask, accession number 5-14846, described as Mask, miniature; anthropomorphic, incised linear decoration on forehead, triangle on each cheek; dark-stained wood. Height 6.5 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.”

Miniature wooden mask

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Hearst Museum object titled Sickle-knife, accession number 5-15379, described as Sickle-knife, steel. Curved hollow-ground blade, flat, with barb at top edge. Incised design on top side of blade only. Flat projection at hilt. Split wood handle bound with iron strips and braided cordage. Leather thong at base. Length 66.6 centimeters, width (at midpoint of blade) 1.9 centimeters. From Central Africa, Zaire, Binja. Materials: forged steel, wood, iron strips, leather thong. Context of use: used in harvesting grain or other plants.

Sickle-knife

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5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies6 objects
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