Collector: Joan Wescott / Culture or time period: Yoruba cluster / Materials: Iron (metal) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Amulet/ leg rattle, accession number 5-15381, described as amulet/ leg rattle; iron leg rattle w/ two lobes containing rattling material; two iron rings attached at one end; max w. 6.8 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Dancing staff, accession number 5-15217, described as dancing staff; reddish brown encrusted wood; standing female w/ shell bead band at abdomen, iron ringlet at neck and left ankle, red and white bead strand below ringlet; carved w/ double-bladed axe motif above head, axe has two engraved eyes (?) on front; l. 71.3 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Dancing staff, accession number 5-15218, described as dancing staff, reddish brown wood; kneeling female w/ separately carved double axe blades attached w/ iron spike above head; necklace of tiny brown beads and 2 larger red beads; 2 leather thong wrist straps attached through perforation at base; l. 31.7 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-14864a, described as Ibejis (twin figures, a pair); carved, patinated dark wood, feet carved, round self bases; each has high hairstyle with engraved parallel grooves; pierced eyes (nails lost); (a) standing male; four rows beads around neck, row of tiny white beads and brown shell (?) beads around left ankle; (b) standing female; two rows beads around neck, identical ankle beads as on male; base cracked, repaired with two iron staples.

Hearst Museum object titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-14865a, described as Ibejis (twin figures, a pair); dark patinated wood, self bases; (a) male: beads around neck, abdomen, left wrist, and ankles; (b) standing female, metal in eyes, beads around neck, left wrist and ankle, and abdomen; crack in base.

Hearst Museum object titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-14864b, described as Ibejis (twin figures, a pair); carved, patinated dark wood, feet carved, round self bases; each has high hairstyle with engraved parallel grooves; pierced eyes (nails lost); (a) standing male; four rows beads around neck, row of tiny white beads and brown shell (?) beads around left ankle; (b) standing female; two rows beads around neck, identical ankle beads as on male; base cracked, repaired with two iron staples.

Hearst Museum object titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-14865b, described as Ibejis (twin figures, a pair); dark patinated wood, self bases; (a) male: beads around neck, abdomen, left wrist, and ankles; (b) standing female, metal in eyes, beads around neck, left wrist and ankle, and abdomen; crack in base.

Hearst Museum object titled Figure w/ bowl, accession number 5-15206, described as figure w/ bowl; standing female w/ bowl atop head held by upstretched arms; self base has old termite damage; 2 iron cleats in base; bowl split in 2 places; ht. 28 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Heddle pulley, accession number 5-15209, described as heddle pulley; reddish-brown wood; horned anthropomorphic head atop U-shaped torso-base w/ 3 perforations; geom. openwork back of torso; iron ring between horns; ht. 17 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Staff, accession number 5-15214, described as staff, iron; square midsection w/ cross (+) deeply cut-out on all faces; nailheads embedded below wrapped handle; l. 131.5 cm.