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Hearst Museum object titled Carving, accession number 5-15531, described as Wood torso, breast with scarification designs. Height 57 centimeters, width 25 centimeters. From Africa, East Tanzania, Dar-Es-Saalam.
Hearst Museum object titled Carving, accession number 5-15524, described as Head, carved wooden. Hollow. Realistic features. Blue wash of paint, hair or yarn inset in skull. Height 26 centimeters, length 23 centimeters. From Africa, East Tanzania and Mozambique, Makonde.
Hearst Museum object titled Carving, accession number 5-15515, described as Head, carved wooden (Balsa?). Hollow. Realistic features, skull shows 2 surgical operations on skull. Unpainted except for eyes and skull patch. Height 20 centimeters, length 22.5 centimeters. From Africa, East Tanzania and Mozambique, Makonde.
Hearst Museum object titled Carving, accession number 5-15529, described as Head, carved wooden. Hollow. Realistic features. Grey paint on face and head, incised tattoo marks on face. Height 25 centimeters, length 28.5 centimeters. From Africa, East Tanzania and Mozambique, Makonde.
Hearst Museum object titled Carving, accession number 5-15528, described as Head, carved wooden. Hollow. Realistic features. Grey paint on face, large crack around face. 1 eye closed. Height 25 centimeters, length 28.5 centimeters. From Africa, East Tanzania and Mozambique, Makonde.
Hearst Museum object titled Carving, accession number 5-15517, described as Head, carved wooden (Balsa?). Hollow. Realistic male feature, brown incised tattoo lines, oversize black tooth. Height 24 centimeters, length 23 centimeters. From Africa, East Tanzania and Mozambique, Makonde.
Hearst Museum object titled Carving, accession number 5-15520, described as Head, carved wooden (Balsa?). Hollow. Realistic features, black lip plug, black hair and eyebrows. Height 24 centimeters, length 23.5 centimeters. From Africa, East Tanzania and Mozambique, Makonde.
Hearst Museum object titled Carving, accession number 5-15518, described as Head, carved wooden (Balsa?). Hollow. Realistic male features, eye and skull deformity, twisted mouth. Face and head painted green, black paint on skull patches. 1 large crack. Height 21 centimeters, length 23 centimeters. From Africa, East Tanzania and Mozambique, Makonde.
Hearst Museum object titled Carving, accession number 5-15525, described as Head, carved wooden. Hollow. Realistic features, lip plug, facial scars, inset on skull. Large crack in neck. Height 24 centimeters, length 27 centimeters. From Africa, East Tanzania and Mozambique, Makonde.
Hearst Museum object titled Ceremonial stick, accession number 5-15646, described as Spear handle, hardwood, hand carved; "mwana pwo" male figure at the top, female figure near center; connected by coiled snack in medium relief; pyrographic engraving on shaft; metal-lined hole at top; yellow and polka dot scraps of cloth tied near top tied around shaft; length 84.6 centimeters X diameter 4.1 centimeters.

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