Donor: University Appropriation / Loans: S1974-1975 #4: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (July 19, 1974–February 7, 1975) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Donor University Appropriation Loans S1974-1975 #4: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (July 19, 1974–February 7, 1975)

Hearst Museum object titled Anklet, accession number 5-6797, described as Anklet; leather strap with 10 strands of blue and red glass beads attached; each strand trimmed with a clapperless horn bell; l. 16 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Bell, accession number 5-8522, described as Bell; wood; with two clappers attached via holes in top; large piece missing from side; height 15.5 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Bell, accession number 5-7865, described as Native name: Edukan Bell; hollow section of gazelle horn with wooden clapper attached by piece of twine through top; height: 11cm; diameter: 6.5 cm. Used by men for music, dancing or hung on animal's neck. Made by men

Hearst Museum object titled Bell, accession number 5-1803, described as Metal bell, drop shape, Ngi (angone anyinge) ; 4" h (10.16 cm) Employed as accoutrement of young men, also as ritual paraphernalia in secret societies.

Hearst Museum object titled Bell, accession number 5-6806, described as Bell; natural tortoiseshell; wooden clapper attached by leather strap tied through hole in top of shell; b. 7 cm; l. 12.5 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Bell, accession number 5-1804, described as Metal dog bell, heavy(angon mvu); 4" x1½" x 1 ½" (10.16cm X 3.31cm x 3.31 cm)

Hearst Museum object titled Bell, accession number 5-4214, described as Brass bell (ngurlele); lineal designs on exterior; metal pellet for clapper; loop at top for suspension; 4.3 cm long.

Hearst Museum object titled Belt, accession number 5-2446, described as woven seed pod belt

Hearst Museum object titled Bow-harp, accession number 5-6639, described as Stringed musical instrument (ennanga); half oval-shaped wood sound box covered with skin; 1 sound hole; lacquered wood tail piece insert; curved neck of lacquered wood with eight adjustable pegs and 8 banana leaf/lizard skin rings below pegs; eight strings.

Hearst Museum object titled Bow with gourd bowl, accession number 5-6963a,b, described as Native name: Uta wa mundu mue- bow of witch doctor Musical bow w/ gourd resonator; bow-stick tapered to points w/ wire string attached; gourd half w/ burnt design; bow length: 122cm; gourd diameter half 18cm Used by witch doctors when calling and communicating w/the spirits. The half of gourd is a sound box between the wood and the wire and a bent stick w/ string (small bow) is sawed against the wire. The ear of the player is placed close to the sound box during playing. Only witch doctors used the bows Made by witch doctor