Object class: Sound device components / Collector: Berta Bascom / Culture or time period: African cultures - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Bracelet, accession number 5-15671, described as Bracelet associated with the worship of Ogun (the god of blacksmiths). Wrought iron; twisted iron rod with overlapping opening; 18 miniature tools (hoe, axe, knife, etc) looped around ring; diameter ca. 7.5 cm; maximum length of tools 9.0 cm. Miniature tools include: spear point(?), chisel(?), door lock, auger(?), arrowhead(?), ring, machete, calabash scraper, gong, stirrup or bow, knife(?), bell (aja), axe, hoe, knife, drumstick, half a tongs(?), hammer(?).

Hearst Museum object titled Drum stick, accession number 5-15997, described as drum stick. used on pressure drum. straight contact area wrapped with 3-tone blue [handwritten on card: cloth] that is tied on. 1/2 way down, the stick curves and ends in a round flat-tip. resembles an [handwritten on card: ?] 32.7 cm long.