Object type: ethnography / Collector: William Russell Bascom / Accession number: Acc.3023 - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Cocoon, accession number 5-12905, described as cocoon cluster (communal nest); wild silk cocoon, tan; l. ca. 17 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Cup, accession number 5-12901, described as divining cup, carved wood w/ gentian blue, red-brown and white pigmentation; squatting carved rooster surmounted by round bowl; oval base w/ zigzag edge; h. 19.4 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Fan, accession number 5-12900, described as Fan for Eleko cult; cowries sewn to round pc. leather (one side only); wood handle from which are suspended 2 brass coins (British West Africa 1 penny and 1/10 penny, each w/ 6 pointed star on one face); h. 24.5 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 5-12902, described as baboon figurine, red-stained wood; squatting baboon on oval pedestal; teeth indicated by relief carving both sides of elongated mouth; h. 54 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-12912, described as Mask, anthropomorphic; bulging forehead, half-closed eyes, eyebrows running from almost one side to other, upturned nose, long carved beard; raffia hair on raffia cloth; red, white and black pigment; perforations along edges.

Hearst Museum object titled Net bag, accession number 5-12906, described as net bag for carrying large calabash; cotton, knotted netting; l. ca. l. 10 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Skein, accession number 5-12903, described as skein white cotton thread; l. 23 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Skeins, accession number 5-12904a,b, described as skeins of indigo-dyed cotton thread (2); a) l. 92 cm.; b) l. 10 cm.