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Hearst Museum object titled Drum, accession number 5-868, described as Made by hollowing out tree trunk. The untanned stretched hide is pitched with bee’s wax.

Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 5-871, described as Figurine: Wooden: Carved on 4 short legs, torso covered with faces in relief

Hearst Museum object titled Shield, accession number 5-866, described as Made by the Okavango, a river people who live 90 miles east of the Kuanyama. the people worship twins.

Hearst Museum object titled Stool (seating furniture), accession number 5-867, described as Stool with two carved faces; background and lines blackened by burning; glossed with wax; height: 42 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Drum, accession number 5-868, described as Made by hollowing out tree trunk. The untanned stretched hide is pitched with bee’s wax.

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Hearst Museum object titled Shield, accession number 5-866, described as Made by the Okavango, a river people who live 90 miles east of the Kuanyama. the people worship twins.

Shield

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Hearst Museum object titled Stool (seating furniture), accession number 5-867, described as Stool with two carved faces; background and lines blackened by burning; glossed with wax; height: 42 cm.

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Edwin M. LoebRemove constraint Collector: Edwin M. Loeb4 objects
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1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control1 objects
5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments1 objects
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions1 objects

S1957-1960 [XXX Wellington]: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (1957–1960)2 objects
S1952-1953 #2: California Palace of the Legion of Honor (dates unknown)1 objects
S1961-1962 #33: Nelson Gallery of Art, Atkins Museum of Fine Arts (December 18, 1961–March 13, 1962)1 objects
S1963-1964 #56: Denver Art Museum (February 21, 1964–May 18, 1964)1 objects
S1972-1973 #13: Office of Analytical Studies, Office of V.P. Planning, UC Berkeley/William Lewis (September 19, 1972–October 9, 1975)1 objects
S1972-1973 #33: San Jose State University (November 10, 1972–December 13, 1972)1 objects

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