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Hearst Museum object titled Bird, accession number 5-13862b, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Bird, accession number 5-13862c, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Bird, accession number 5-13862a, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Drum with beater, accession number 5-13859a,b, described as Drum with beater; (a) drum: 2-headed hourglass style encased in twisted leather strips; leather heads each with leather-trimmed painted cloth and bronze tongueless bells (7 and 9) tied to the ends; broken leather strap embellished with 4 British West Africa coins; two 4-lobed designs incised on drum = carver's marks; h. 46 cm.; (b) beater: wood with leather-wrapped tip; l. 24.7 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-13861, described as Figure; standing male of houseboy or soldier on self base; red ground with white hat and European shorts with black belt; flexed knees; hands on abdomen; several large cracks. (Abidjan 1963: #2. 2.07. Carelback says 150) . Cf. 1076.

Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-13866, described as Figure; standing female figure with pendulous breasts, triangular lower face with pursed lips; coffeebean eyes; skullcap; arms at sides; heavily encrusted dark brown wood; abraded and damaged breasts and at back of feet.

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-13863, described as Miniature face mask; carved, dark wood. (Liberia) Purchased in 1970 in Berkeley, $40. L = 8.5 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-13864, described as Black-stained, wooden, mask; Basa. Purchased, 1971. L = 24.0 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Rattle/ drum, accession number 5-13860, described as rattle/ drum; giant calabash encased in paired cotton cordage w/ wide encircling band of white cowries and cotton cordage in center; h. ca. 42 cm.