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: Hearst Museum object titled Assorted divining objects, accession number 5-15650c, no description available.
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: Hearst Museum object titled Audio recording, accession number 24-3284, described as Reel 13: Obatala praises, songs using dundun Reel 14: Demonstration of dundun drums; Songs for Egun
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: Hearst Museum object titled Audio recording, accession number 24-3288, described as Reel 30: Ogun songs; Reel 31: Praises Tape speed: 3 3/4 ips
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: Hearst Museum object titled Audio recording, accession number 24-3285, described as Sango Bata Myths Tape speed: 3 3/4 ips
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: Hearst Museum object titled Audio recording, accession number 24-3282, described as Drums of the Yoruba of Nigeria. Tape speed: 3 3/4 ips.
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S1976-1977 #73: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology (April 21, 1977–April 25, 1977)
361
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S2008-2009 #8: SFO Museum (December 17, 2008–January 12, 2010)
69
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S1971-1972 #127: Design Department (UC Berkeley)/Ruth Boyer (April 18, 1972–May 25, 1972)
15
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S1971-1972 #148: Design Department (UC Berkeley)/Ruth Boyer (May 25, 1972–May 30, 1972)
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S1963-1964 #112: Heard Museum (June 25, 1964–unknown)
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S1968-1969 #87: College of Marin (April 3, 1969–May 2, 1969)
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S1969-1970 #32: Santa Rosa Junior College (October 24, 1969–October 31, 1969)
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S1981-1982 #25: de Saisset Museum (Santa Clara Univ.) (December 11, 1981–April 1, 1982)
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S1964-1965 #89: California State University, Chico (April 21, 1965–August 6, 1965)
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S1965-1966 #9: California State University, East Bay (August 10, 1965–October 10, 1965)
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