Collector: William Russell Bascom / Culture or time period: African cultures / Materials: Metal - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Axe, accession number 5-16342, described as Shogo or Tsogo axe with carved wooden figure; figure has white inset eyes. blade is mounted through mid-chest of figure, and is decorated at wide end with stamped dot pattern and small serations along bottom edge. wood figure acts as axe handle. Purchased at auction from estate of John T. Coulthard

Hearst Museum object titled Cigarette box, accession number 5-15967, described as cigarette box with colored feathers. yellow "Willis's gold flake" cigarette box, with 8 smaller light red parrot feathers for the Babalawo and 3 larger dark red feathers. box is 15.5 cm wide x 11 cm tall x 2 cm deep. dark red feathers about 15 cm long, light red feathers about 9.5 cm long.

Hearst Museum object titled Cushion, accession number 5-12979, described as cushion, beaded; floral design on blue ground; 4 faces on edge; blue, red, yellow, gold, black, and white beads; diam. 35.5 cm. 3 beaded tassels, detached.

Hearst Museum object titled Divining chain, accession number 5-10842, described as Chain, divining; 8 aluminum replicas of opele pods connected with double white metal chains; incised geometric and other designs on faces of the "pods"; 5 3-pence English coins suspended from one end, 3 from the other; l. 89.7 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Divining chains, accession number 5-16014, described as Divining "chain"; 8 'opele' seed pods; brass (?) button; 3 British West Africa halfpenny coins; bone button; multi-colored glass beads of varying size, strung together on cordage with free hanging strands on both ends; "chain" 106 cm long; free hanging strands both 7 cm long.

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-16217, described as carved and painted wood--red, white, blue, black, with wooden spike and vegetal material ruff. movable headpiece with wood and horn spikes and bells attached. heavy blue/white fabric. animal whisker mustache, metal teeth. small nails protrude randomly around raised, tubular eyes. back pierce for fabric hood to be attached. Purchased from Ron Atwood

Hearst Museum object titled Mirror case, accession number 5-14525, described as mirror case; carved wood with set-in mirror and swinging door on front. case is surmounted by 2 human figures (male and female) holding hands. door has geometric design and handle in center is bird (hornbill?) pecking with its beak. back carved with equal-armed cross. traces of red, blue & black pigment. Ht. 34 cm. upper right corner mirror broken off.

Hearst Museum object titled Mirror case, accession number 5-15946, described as carved wood mirror case, carved on both sides. rectangular case with animals on the top. snake on left eating a rooster (in the middle) eating a small animal with long tail, no ears and bulging eyes on the side of its head (on the right). U-shaped pieces of metal act as hinges on top and bottom of each of the 2 doors, on overlaps the other. door fronts have geometric patterns. diamond shape with diagonal incisions on the top and bottom of each door with outlined blank back, center piece. area under rooster's head has a semi-circular divet removed. blue and green pegment inside on lower snake has 5 diagonal stripes on portion of its body. snake teeth are large, pointy and fill the mouth. interior of diamond-shapes on the back are cross-hatched. 34.5 cm high x 15.5 cm wide x 4.5 cm deep.