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Start Over Collector Paul Hinderling Culture or time period Cameroonian cultures
Hearst Museum object titled Container, accession number 5-4308a,b, described as a) Tobacco Container (Durum Tapa) of ox horn with cowhide overlay at base; Length 14 cm. b) Guinea corn plug; length m. 35. Made and used by old men daily to hold snuffing tobacco; durum tapa= "corn tobacco" by 1964 often replaced by glass or plastic containers. Collected 8/2/1964.
Hearst Museum object titled Container, accession number 5-4307a,b, described as a) Tobacco Container (Durum Tapa) of ox horn with cowhide overlay at base; length 20 cm; b) Guinea corn plug; height 4.5 cm. Made and used by old men daily to hold snuffing tobacco; durum tapa= "corn tobacco" by 1964 often replaced by glass or plastic containers. Collected 8/2/1964.
Hearst Museum object titled Hide bag, accession number 5-5450, described as Double leather (goatskin) pouch ("Gojem Tsüvok"="bag from Tsüvok") with pattern zone of stitching. Overall length 52.5 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Hide piece, accession number 5-4329a-e, described as Unfinished satchel (xtid gojem) of tanned goat leather (c.f. 5-4196); (a-c) sides cut to shape; (d-e) leather strips for edging; length 57.5 cm; b) 29 cm.; c) 28.5 cm.; d) 35 cm. e) 63 cm. Made by men specialists; used by men to carry objects on shoulder; xtid gojem= "unfinished sack". Collected 8/2/1964.
Hearst Museum object titled Hip ornament, accession number 5-4212a,b, described as Iron hip ornament (matawa ri tseo); ri tseo = "two arms". A) Flat iron bar, folded over in middle, with scroll-like ends; 3.9 cm long. B) Flat iron bar, folded over in middle and twisted around long axis; 11.5 cm long. Made by Mafa smiths; worn by women on festival and market days; fastened to left side of body by a string; in disuse after 1964
Hearst Museum object titled Knife, sheath, accession number 5-4243a,b, described as A) Iron knife (Goshe rai) with twisted iron handle; length: 39 cm; Goshe rai = "knife arm". B) Sheath; leather-covered wood; green trade cloth loop at upper end; length: only 29.5 cm. Ornamental types made by Fulani, simple types also made by Mafa; used by men and young men to kill animals on hunt and in war.
Hearst Museum object titled Neck ornament, accession number 5-4210a-j, described as Neck ornament (zelam); semi-lunate shape; loop at one end for suspension; engraved designs on concave face; 11.5-17.5 cm long. Made by Mafa smiths; worn for ornament by women on festival and market days; some hang on iron chain on back of neck; in disuse after 1964.
Hearst Museum object titled Neck ornament, accession number 5-4211a-l, described as Iron neck ornaments (maduza da'a'); semi-lunate shape; loop at one end for suspension; engraved designs on concave face; folded over on long axis; 6.5-15.5 cm long. Made by Mafa smiths; worn for ornament by women on festival and market days; some hang on iron chain on back of neck; sometimes includes medicinal substances.
Hearst Museum object titled Pubic ornament, accession number 5-4236a-c, described as A) Female pubic ornament (madzoad); iron strips bound together in roughly triangular shape with twined bast fiber cordage at apex and bent around wire loop at base; 7 blue glass trade beads on wire loop; length: 15 cm. Made by Mafa smiths; always worn by married women; hung from skwi deba (B) concave side outwards and often with glass beads and other ornaments. B) Hip band (skwi deba); cordage stained with red ochre, and oil from fruit of Khaya senegalensis is wrapped around leather cord; length: ca. 48 cm. Made and worn at all times by women and married women; in disuse by 1964. Skwi deba = "something on the back". C) Leather tie thong with 2 iron strips twisted spirally over it.
Hearst Museum object titled Pubic ornament, accession number 5-4333, described as Metal ornament with pink plastic twining

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