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Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 5-6302, described as Figurine; dark wood; seated on a stool, holding hands to face; vertical lines on cheeks; hair hangs in queue; beard; accented teeth. Height 37 cm. Novelty (?) Collector unsure of purpose; speculated that the figurine was carved for sale to Europeans. Purchased in Ikot-Ekpene of Enugu market.
Hearst Museum object titled Jar, accession number 5-6279, described as Jar; wide mouth; dark brown clay; fire cloud on one side; four handles with four snakes in relief between handles with heads over rim; other ornamentation in relief symmetrically repeated between handles; diameter: 27 cm; height: 23 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Jar, accession number 5-6312, described as Jar; ceramic; black-glazed; open-work scultpure on body with 3 figures, 3 handles; 3 funnel openings on upper body; ring designs on neck; body we incised with hatching; h. 33 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 5-6313a,b, described as knife & sheath a) knife; iron w/black & red leather-topped hilt; b) sheath; red leather; 1 side black-bordered w/ worked designs. Length 36.5 cm; width 4.5 cm. Collected July 1966.
Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 5-6313a, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 5-6269a, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 5-6269a,b, described as knife & sheath; a) knife; iron w/ metal & leather hilt in red, brown & black; b) sheath; leather w/ red & tan bands; worked design one side; length 38.2 cm; width 4.5 cm. Purchased from Hausa trader in Kano. Collected Jan 1965.
Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-6267, described as Mask; wood; ovoid; incised indigo vertical and horizontal lines on cheeks; indigo mouth. Height 30 cm. Width 12.5 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-6298, described as Mask; black-painted wood; decorated in red, yellow and cream paint; hat decorated with 3 faces in relief; h. 49 cm; w. 29 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-6303, described as Mask; wood; painted white with black hair; eyebrows, lips and nose outlined; black and orange tribal marking, and orange inner mouth; figure seated on stool upon head painted in like manner; raffia base tired to back of mask. Height 53 cm. For the “Iko Okorchi” festival held between November and February each year.

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