Collection place: British West Africa (historic) / Loans: S1979-1980 #16: Music Department (UC Berkeley)/Ollie Wilson (October 15, 1979–December 11, 1979) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Collection place British West Africa (historic) Loans S1979-1980 #16: Music Department (UC Berkeley)/Ollie Wilson (October 15, 1979–December 11, 1979)

Hearst Museum object titled Double rattle, accession number 5-3101, described as Double rattle; Oyo; dome-shaped fiber containers with gourd bottom cover; filled with pebbles; 12.5 inches high.

Hearst Museum object titled Drum, accession number 5-6263a,b, described as a) two -headed wooden hourglass "talking drum" w/ woven carrying strap attached; H. 34.5 cm; diameter 18.5; b) curved wooden drumstick; max length 23 cm. Kalangu. Used for communication. Collected 1967

Hearst Museum object titled Fiddle and bow, accession number 5-2932a-d, described as A) Fiddle; Goge; gourd box; reptile skin head; horse hair string; red leather trim; B) Bow; M'bakan Goge; made from nail puller; horse-hair string; leather handle; C) lump of resin; Karu; D) Magic amulet; leather with geometric designs.

Hearst Museum object titled Gourd rattle with string and bead decoration, accession number 5-3112, described as Small gourd rattle; Shaka; knotted red yarn netting on outside surface.

Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 5-6240, described as Adinkira cloth; cotton; sand ground with embroidered bands of purple, green, yellow and white; black stamped designs including scroll motifs; 230 cm x 344 cm Cost $43.50

Hearst Museum object titled Zither, accession number 5-3031, described as Cane Zither; Yom Kwo; composed of a series of cane lashed together, "strings" made from split cane; pitch controlled by wrapping varying thicknesses of fiber around "strings".