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Hearst Museum object titled Adze, accession number 5-13400, described as Adze—wood; hook-shaped handle with circular metal blade tilted over short end of handle. Length 46 cm, width 19.4 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Bells, accession number 5-6640, described as pellet bells; small pieces of flat metal (iron?) folded into globe shape; each has two drilled holes; strung on one piece of wood fiber in alternating row pattern.

Hearst Museum object titled Snuff container, accession number 5-13283, described as snuff bottle w/ cover; (a) container of cape buffalo horn w/ central band w/ rectangles in relief; h. 6.3 cm.; metal chain attaches container to cover (b) of leather faced w/ varicolored glass seed beads; diam. 4.2 cm.