Object class: Containers for serving and consuming food / Collection place: Africa / Accession number: Acc.4739 - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Coaster, accession number 5-16741, described as woven coaster, cocoa brown and natural; two narrow rings of natural divide 2 bands and center medallion of brown. embroidery-like weave joins coaster into a disk.

Hearst Museum object titled Coaster, accession number 5-16742, described as coil woven coaster dark brown, red, natural, and green. woven in concentric bands with center medallion of red.

Hearst Museum object titled Coasters, accession number 5-16715a-e, described as set of 5 leather coasters. red-brown leather decorated with raffia and paint forming 2 bands of of 3 circles each; black center and edge. hard care material over which leather has been stretched and glued. Conservation: Edges slightly worn.

Hearst Museum object titled Coasters, accession number 5-16748a-d, described as set of 4 woven grass coasters: natural, red, green, black, and yellow dyed grass. woven to form a 4 petaled rosette pattern border around a natural center disk.

Hearst Museum object titled Coasters, accession number 5-16749a-d, described as set of 4 coasters woven of natural, orange and navy, blue dyed raffia, coiled braid pattern with a natural finishing band.

Hearst Museum object titled Coasters, accession number 5-16747a-d, described as set of 4 finely woven grass coasters; natural, red, navy, yellow, and tan dyed grass woven with natural center and pinwheel like design in border.

Hearst Museum object titled Cup, accession number 5-16340, described as “Chokwe” (or BaKuba) cup. carved wood in the shape of a human head with handle at back; facial features, scarification and hair sharply defined.

Hearst Museum object titled Napkin ring, accession number 5-16329, described as Ba-Pende oval napkin ring; carved ivory, decorated with long trailing stems of leaves and flowers in relief.