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Hearst Museum object titled Alligator, accession number 5-6315b, described as a) Drum; wood; 3-legged; two stained wood ornaments separate; drum painted orange & black; antelope skin head; raffia & split bamboo binding; diameter 28 cm; height 51 cm. b) turtle; stained wood; c) alligator; stained wood. Used for festival; not a special drum. Collected June 1966.

Hearst Museum object titled Bracelet, accession number 5-6278, described as Bracelet; brass; two attached opposing pieces forming triangular designs; 3 brass, hollow, jar-like ornaments ca. 2.5 cm. apart; diameter: 8.5 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Bracelet, accession number 5-6270, described as Bracelet; open ended; light-colored heavy metal with multi-faceted incised globular terminals; diameter: 9 cm; height: 8.5 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Drum, accession number 5-6315a, described as a) Drum; wood; 3-legged; two stained wood ornaments separate; drum painted orange & black; antelope skin head; raffia & split bamboo binding; diameter 28 cm; height 51 cm. b) turtle; stained wood; c) alligator; stained wood. Used for festival; not a special drum. Collected June 1966.

Hearst Museum object titled Drum and ornaments, accession number 5-6315a-c, described as a) Drum; wood; 3-legged; two stained wood ornaments separate; drum painted orange & black; antelope skin head; raffia & split bamboo binding; diameter 28 cm; height 51 cm. b) turtle; stained wood; c) alligator; stained wood. Used for festival; not a special drum. Collected June 1966.

Hearst Museum object titled Jar, accession number 5-6279, described as Jar; wide mouth; dark brown clay; fire cloud on one side; four handles with four snakes in relief between handles with heads over rim; other ornamentation in relief symmetrically repeated between handles; diameter: 27 cm; height: 23 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 5-6313a,b, described as knife & sheath a) knife; iron w/black & red leather-topped hilt; b) sheath; red leather; 1 side black-bordered w/ worked designs. Length 36.5 cm; width 4.5 cm. Collected July 1966.

Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 5-6313a, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 5-6269a, no description available.