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Hearst Museum object titled Beads, accession number 5-16459, described as one string of small, white, shiny beads
Hearst Museum object titled Bells, accession number 5-16762, described as string of brass bells (14) in 3 sizes (12 large, 1 small, 1 tiny). cast bronze round with attachment loop. decorated with concentric rings; slit opening in base brass pellet in each forms "clapper".
Hearst Museum object titled Bells, accession number 5-16435a,b, described as brass divining bells, cast. base is cylindrical which ends in a point. upper half features a woman nursing a child. bell is formed by her headdress, which contains a small clapper
Hearst Museum object titled Belt, accession number 5-16702, described as woven raffia band decorated with cowry shells, 15 mounted on brown fabric with snap closures. Conservation: Several breaks in woven segment. Rather crude workmanship associated with mounting to fabric base.
Hearst Museum object titled Belt, accession number 5-16733, described as sample of Yoruba tie dye. indigo and white design. triangular piece which ends in a belt buckle on one end and finished tab on the other part of a larger garment from which it has been removed. upper edge and "belt" lined with white fabric.
Hearst Museum object titled Belt, accession number 5-16734, described as woven fabric belt; black and white; woven with 4mm navy borders on each edge which encloses 5 different patterns separated by 1.5cm bands of navy with 2 white dots. finished with warp fringe and weft loops on each end.
Hearst Museum object titled Belt, accession number 5-16740, described as woven raffia belt; natural ground with blue-green band on each side on diamond shaped pattern down center. finished with a point at each end.
Hearst Museum object titled Blanket, accession number 5-16402, described as narrow loom woven textile composed of 10 bands sewn together lengthwise. pattern forms a checkerboard of alternating navy and neutral squares. 20-22 cm from each end, at center of blanket, 2 rows of blocks are decorated with red, yellow, neutral, and navy figures. 1 block with a pair of stripes of yellow and red, blue or blue and red. randomly placed in the row. hand woven, thread hand spun.
Hearst Museum object titled Blanket, accession number 5-16406, described as Oyo blanket constructed from 9 bands of narrow loom woven heavy cotton. bands joined lengthwise and finished with warp fringe. blue and white stripes of various widths accented by double bands of patterned stripes (diamonds and vertical bars) every 15-16cm. bands are 12cm and 13.5cm wide.
Hearst Museum object titled Blanket, accession number 5-16391, described as narrow loom woven textile composed of 10 bands sewn together lengthwise. Pattern formed is navy and neutral checker board, 3 sets of blocks at center decorated with red accents across the width of the blanket. ends finished with 2 wide bands of navy separated by a band of neutral decorated with 2 narrow navy strips and navy dashes. hand woven, thread and spun. Purchased from Hausa man at Accra market. Conservation: Stained.

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