Collector: Mary Jean Aerni / Culture or time period: African cultures - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Adze, accession number 5-6895, described as Native name: Erokun Adze; solid wood handle bent with sharp angle inserted into curved iron blade; l. 29 cm. Used and made by men to work wooden bowls and pots.

Hearst Museum object titled Adze, accession number 5-6894, described as Native name: Erokun Adze; solid wood handle bent with sharp angle inserted into curved iron blade; l. 34 cm. Used by men to work wooden bowls and pots Made by men

Hearst Museum object titled Adze, accession number 5-6896, described as Native name: Erokun Adze; solid wood handle bent with sharp angle inserted into curved iron blade; l. 21.5 cm. Used by men to work wooden bowls and pots Made by men

Hearst Museum object titled Armband, accession number 5-7891, described as Native name: Elado Arm band; strip of cow hide covered with white hair; tied with copper wire, ends dangling; length: 67 cm. Worn by men on upper arm for adornment when dancing Made by men

Hearst Museum object titled Arm ornament, accession number 5-7877, described as Arm ornament; leather strap; pendants of sections of hollow reeds and red, blue and white glass beads strung on twine; length: 23.5 cm; width: 7 cm. Used by men for dancing and adornment. Made by men.

Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 5-6818a,b, described as Hide bag with plugs; a) bag; of 2 pieces of camel (?) hide; neck inserts into globular body with strand of fiber as caulking; braided hide handle attached to neck; b) wooden plug with hole through top; diameter 34 cm, height 45 cm. Used by men and women to store milk, ghi, or grain. Collected Dec 1966.

Hearst Museum object titled Ball, accession number 5-6645, described as toy ball; banana fiber coiled and tied.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 5-6648a,b, described as basket with lid; grass in coiling technique; a) basket; deep; straight sided; indented base; 2 parallel panels of red & blue geometric designs; diameter 10 cm; height 9.5 cm. b) Lid; conical; diameter 10 cm; height 11 cm. (overall height 21 cm). Used by men and women as gift, perhaps with coffee berries. Collected Feb 1967

Hearst Museum object titled Beer filter, accession number 5-6643, described as head of "universal" type tube filter; grasses woven into tear drop shape; ends left loose above woven part.

Hearst Museum object titled Beer filter, accession number 5-6642, described as Beer filter; head of "universal" type tube filter; grasses woven into tear drop shape; end left loose above woven part.

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