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Hearst Museum object titled Decorated axe, accession number 5-8593, described as Staff w/ metal blade; wood handle wrapped w/ sheet copper ornaments (serpent center, two right-angle crosses at top); copper blade with rooster finial inserted in club-like head; mounted on lucite stand; height of staff handle 49.5 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Divination tappers, accession number 5-15598a-c, described as Divination tappers, wood; slightly curved wood branch, tapering to point; A,B) carved at opposite end; C) broken near midpoint; A) length: 32.4 cm, diameter: 2.7 cm; B) length: 30.0 cm, diameter: 2.5 cm; C) length: 20.7 cm, diameter: 2.9 cm.

Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 2-66977, described as Doll; female, plastic with a lighter brown head than body; body painted dark brown; dressed in beaded strings with plastic leaves for modesty. Represents a girl from Dahomey. Height 32 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Fetish, accession number 5-15595, described as Magic packet, cylindrical, leather; three rectangular panels on sides of cylinder held in place by braided leather; braided leather loop at one end, tuft of animal hair at other end; length: 22.5 cm; diameter: 4.8 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-3446, described as Dahomean brass figure; woman with umbrella , carrying child on hip. 1937-38,

Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-10216, described as Carved, wooden, female figure. Dahomey ( Accra). H = 37.0cm

Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-3444, described as Dahomean cast brass figure; horseman with gun. Collected in1937-38. 6.5” high.

Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-3445, described as Dahomean cast brass figure; hunter with rifle and dog. Collected in 1937-1938. Height: 6.25 inches.

Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-5829, described as Dahomean brass figure; hoer. 1937-38. Cf. B-1838 and B-1839.

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 Decorated axe, accession number 5-8593, described as Staff w/ metal blade; wood handle wrapped w/ sheet copper ornaments (serpent center, two right-angle crosses at top); copper blade with rooster finial inserted in club-like head; mounted on lucite stand; height of staff handle 49.5 cm.

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Hearst Museum object titled Divination tappers, accession number 5-15598a-c, described as Divination tappers, wood; slightly curved wood branch, tapering to point; A,B) carved at opposite end; C) broken near midpoint; A) length: 32.4 cm, diameter: 2.7 cm; B) length: 30.0 cm, diameter: 2.5 cm; C) length: 20.7 cm, diameter: 2.9 cm.

Divination tappers

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Doll

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Hearst Museum object titled Fetish, accession number 5-15595, described as Magic packet, cylindrical, leather; three rectangular panels on sides of cylinder held in place by braided leather; braided leather loop at one end, tuft of animal hair at other end; length: 22.5 cm; diameter: 4.8 cm.

Fetish

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Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-3446, described as Dahomean brass figure; woman with umbrella , carrying child on hip. 1937-38,

Figure

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Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-10216, described as Carved, wooden, female figure. Dahomey ( Accra). H = 37.0cm

Figure

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Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-3444, described as Dahomean cast brass figure; horseman with gun. Collected in1937-38. 6.5” high.

Figure

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Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-3445, described as Dahomean cast brass figure; hunter with rifle and dog. Collected in 1937-1938. Height: 6.25 inches.

Figure

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Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-5829, described as Dahomean brass figure; hoer. 1937-38. Cf. B-1838 and B-1839.

Figure

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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.

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Figure9 objects
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Divination tappers1 objects
Doll1 objects
Fetish1 objects
Lion figurine1 objects
Shrine object1 objects
Statue display (group of individuals)1 objects

Sculpture (visual works)9 objects
Figurines5 objects
Carvings (visual works)3 objects
Textile samples3 objects
Animal motifs1 objects
Axes (tools)1 objects
Cutting equipment1 objects
Cutting tools1 objects
Dolls (figurines)1 objects
Drums (membranophones)1 objects

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ethnography22 objects

legacy documentationRemove constraint Media available: legacy documentation22 objects
image21 objects

Africa21 objects
Western Africa21 objects
Republic of Benin17 objects
British West Africa (historic)4 objects
Abomey, Republic of Benin3 objects
Nigeria3 objects
Ghana1 objects

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Current results range from 1937 to 1970

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[Missing]18 objects

Daniel J. Crowley3 objects
Pearl Crowley3 objects
David King1 objects

William Russell Bascom12 objects
Berta Bascom7 objects
Daniel J. Crowley3 objects
Pearl Crowley3 objects
(anonymous)1 objects
Jane E. Gregory1 objects
Joseph Gregory1 objects
Kurt Mann1 objects
Mary Jane Tyler1 objects
Melville J. Herskovits1 objects

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African cultures22 objects
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Western African cultures22 objects
Fon16 objects
American cultures1 objects
North American cultures1 objects
North American historic cultures1 objects
United States Historic1 objects

Brass (alloy)4 objects
Hair (material)1 objects
Iron (metal)1 objects
Leather1 objects
Metal1 objects
Plastic (organic material) (plastic on torso only is "sweating")1 objects
Wood (plant material)1 objects

Acc.28194 objects
Acc.18073 objects
Acc.22053 objects
Acc.45563 objects
Acc.14841 objects
Acc.20671 objects
Acc.21991 objects
Acc.25001 objects
Acc.28411 objects
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Current results range from 1961 to 1971

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[Missing]7 objects

5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions10 objects
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)3 objects
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings2 objects
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies2 objects
3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office1 objects
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies1 objects
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama1 objects
8.3 For Manufacturing1 objects

S1976-1977 #57: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Francine Marshall (March 8, 1977–March 9, 1977)14 objects
S1969-1970 #97: KQED Television (March 23, 1970–March 25, 1972)3 objects
S1975-1976 #7: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (August 21, 1975–November 20, 1975)3 objects
S1969-1970 #72: La Jolla Museum of Art (February 4, 1970–April 14, 1970)2 objects
S1970-1971 #96b: Dramatic Arts Department (UC Berkeley) (March 11, 1971–March 15, 1971)2 objects
S1971-1972 #64: Art Gallery (Mills College) (January 3, 1972–February 22, 1972)2 objects
S1977-1978 #33: Presidio Army Museum (February 9, 1978–February 23, 1978)2 objects
S1980-1981 #42: University of California, Davis/Victoria Rivers (January 9, 1981–March 13, 1981)2 objects
S1966-1967 #4: Alex Nicoloff (August 18, 1966–August 22, 1966)1 objects
S1967-1968 #132: Folklore Archives (UC Berkeley)/Kristi Wessenberg (April 30, 1968–June 5, 1968)1 objects

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