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Hearst Museum object titled Bell, accession number 5-3360, described as Rectangular, truncated, brass bell with strap handle. Geometric all-over design. Height: 7.0 inches.
Hearst Museum object titled Bell, accession number 5-3361, described as Rectangular, truncated, brass bell with strap handle. Cross-hatched design with head on one side. Height: 6.0 inches.
Hearst Museum object titled Bracelet, accession number 5-10144, described as bracelet; brass; twisted; incomplete circle with designed ends; diam. 8 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Comb, accession number 5-10136, described as comb; brass; incised designs; 10 teeth; H. 7 cm.; L. 5.2 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Divining chain, accession number 5-15664, described as Divining chain, opele. 8 seed pod halves attached to brass links, cowrie shells, 2 other shells at ends. L ca. 125.0 cm. Opele Ifa - Oyo, 1951.
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 Edan, accession number 5-15687a,b, described as 'Edan' (paired brass casting), figurines; seated male and female, mounted on iron spike; a) male, holding short staff between hands, from knees to ground; b) female, holding round object (fruit?) between hands at waist level; both linked by brass chain attached to back of head; H ea; 10.6 cm
Hearst Museum object titled Edan, accession number 5-15685, described as 'Edan' (paired castings), iron; spear/awl shaped with perforation in blade; L 7.1 cm
Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-5976, described as Dahomean brass figure and plastic base; woman with child and fan. Height: 6.5 inches.
Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-7691, described as Cameroons cast brass figure of a man holding a basket, on a base. Collected by Paul Gebauer. H = 12.0 cm.

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