Collection place: Nigeria / Donor: William Russell Bascom / Loans: S1979-1980 #57: International House (UC Berkeley) (April 11, 1980–April 14, 1980) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Busts, accession number 5-13693a,b, described as Pair large ebony busts - Benin (Lagos 1944). a = female bust, elaborate linear, ridged hairstyle. Height ca. 28.0 cm; b = male bust, representing partially bald man with finely carved hairstyle; several cracks in torso. Height ca. 34.0 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Container and lid, accession number 5-3359a,b, described as Carved wooden container with lid, in the shape of a turtle; a) container; b) lid for container. 23 cm by 11.5 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Drum with beater, accession number 5-13859a,b, described as Drum with beater; (a) drum: 2-headed hourglass style encased in twisted leather strips; leather heads each with leather-trimmed painted cloth and bronze tongueless bells (7 and 9) tied to the ends; broken leather strap embellished with 4 British West Africa coins; two 4-lobed designs incised on drum = carver's marks; h. 46 cm.; (b) beater: wood with leather-wrapped tip; l. 24.7 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Head, accession number 5-3429, described as Bini; ebony head of a king; old; large. Carved by Robinson Ihaza ( from paper, pasted on bottom). Represents King Ewuare the Great (Ogidigau). Height: 17.0 inches.

Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 5-5335, described as Contemporary, resist-dyed, cotton textile. (Oloba or “that which has kings”). 2 panels sewn together. Light blue designs and letters on navy ground. 164.0 cm x 163.0 cm.