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Start Over Collector Pearl Crowley Function 4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 5-15619, described as Storage basket, fiber, plaited. Oval rim, square bottom. Lashed to rim foundation. Three transverse rings of brown dyed fiber as stiffener for rim. Height circa 38.0 cm, Length 44.5 cm, Width 28.3 cm. From Central Africa, Zaire, Shaba Province, near Dilolo Gare, Chokwe.
Hearst Museum object titled Bird cage, accession number 5-15623, described as Bird cage, scrap metal. Open-slatted cylindrical body, with conical perforated "roof," and flat, solid bottom. Roost at center. Hinged door at bottom. "Rosen" dye-stamped into rood. Height circa 50.0 cm, Diameter 29.0 cm. From East Africa, Tanzania.
Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-15632, described as Figurine, wood, handcarved. Representation of standing woman, with hands at sides. Abstract square-jawed head with incised hair. Knees slightly bent. Mounted on hemispherical pedestal. Length 21.5 cm, Width 4.2 cm. From Central Africa, Zaire, Shaba Province, near Dilolo Gare, Chokwe.
Hearst Museum object titled Head rest, accession number 5-15624, described as Stool, wood, hand-carved, one-piece. Rectangular base, rectangular curved seat. "Squarish" vertical supports with rectangular, vertical openings. Two perforations in each end of seat. Grey, worn, chipped edges. Length 46.5 cm, Width 22.4 cm, Height 30.8 cm. From Central Africa, Nigeria, Asante.

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