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Hearst Museum object titled Adze, accession number 5-2978a,b, described as Adze-ax; Itiou; A) wooden handle, 17 inches long; B) iron adze-ax blade, 7¼ inches long, 2½ inches wide.

Hearst Museum object titled Alligator, accession number 5-6315b, described as a) Drum; wood; 3-legged; two stained wood ornaments separate; drum painted orange & black; antelope skin head; raffia & split bamboo binding; diameter 28 cm; height 51 cm. b) turtle; stained wood; c) alligator; stained wood. Used for festival; not a special drum. Collected June 1966.

Hearst Museum object titled Amulet, accession number 5-7942, described as Amulet; leather sewn over grass core with bulging center section; tied in loop; red/brown dyed; diameter: 16 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Amulet, accession number 5-2932d, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Amulet, accession number 5-7943, described as Amulet; 3 small, flat rectangular leather boxes; incised designs front; connected 2 twisted leather straps forming loop; black and red dyed; width: across amulets 8.5 cm. Used as a charm.

Hearst Museum object titled Ancestral figure, accession number 5-3819, described as Carved wooden ancestral image; Ikenga; horned with stylized face; badly rotted; 13.5 inches high.

Hearst Museum object titled Ancestral figure, accession number 5-3816, described as Double faced wooden image; Ikenga; topped by double set of horns; made of Ikoro wood; 14 inches high.

Hearst Museum object titled Ancestral figure, accession number 5-3818, described as Carved wooden ancestral image; Ikenga; caked with blood; horned; 10 3/16 inches high.

Hearst Museum object titled Ancestral figure, accession number 5-3817, described as Carved wooden ancestral image; Ikenga; caked with blood; horned, with chin rest; 7.5 inches high.

Hearst Museum object titled Ankle rattle, accession number 5-3072a, no description available.

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