Collector: University of California African Expedition / Function: 1.5 Household - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Dipper, accession number 5-892, described as pyro-engraved gourd dipper

Hearst Museum object titled Dipper, accession number 5-890, described as gourd dipper- pyro engraved

Hearst Museum object titled Fork, accession number 5-902, described as Seven tined wooden fork; length 34.4 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Jug, accession number 5-782, described as Wooden butter vat with braided leather handle

Hearst Museum object titled Pot, accession number 5-814, described as water pot

Hearst Museum object titled Pot, accession number 5-786, described as Milk calabash

Hearst Museum object titled Pot, accession number 5-813, described as Large ceramic vessel (beer pot); made by women. Flood-silted black clay is shaped by the hands using cattle hoof to shape the inside, and cattle rib to smooth the outside. Not coiled. Made in a cave to prevent cracking. Firing is done in charcoal pits. Native term: osipifile.

Hearst Museum object titled Spoon, accession number 5-900, described as Wooden spoon; stained and incised designs on each end of handles; length 39.1 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Spoon, accession number 5-901, described as Olufindo; a wooden spoon made from omupalala tree; for giving soup and beans, etc.; made by men only