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William Russell Bascom
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7.3 Weights, Measures, and Computing Devices
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5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
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S1965-1966 #15: Oakland Public Museum (September 16, 1965–November 10, 1965)
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S1962-1963 #72: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology/Alex Nicoloff (July 13, 1962–unknown)
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S1969-1970 #72: La Jolla Museum of Art (February 4, 1970–April 14, 1970)
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S1971-1972 #10: Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Michael J. Harner (July 28, 1971–July 28, 1971)
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S1971-1972 #9: Department of Anthropology (Stanford Univ.)/Robert L. Hoover (July 28, 1971–August 31, 1971)
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S1976-1977 #87: Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/John Desmond Clark (June 10, 1977–June 14, 1977)
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S1977-1978 #75: Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/John Desmond Clark (June 15, 1978–June 20, 1978)
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S1978-1979 #71: Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/John Desmond Clark (June 12, 1979–June 13, 1979)
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S2002-2003 #9: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (December 20, 2002–April 7, 2003)
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S2008-2009 #8: SFO Museum (December 17, 2008–January 12, 2010)
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: Hearst Museum object titled Balance beam, museum number 5-3248a, no description available.
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: Hearst Museum object titled Brass object, museum number 5-16303, described as Brass object, Senufo. Gift from Justin Ndiga of Musa Silla, 1972. Gift from Justin Ndiga of Musa Silla
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: Hearst Museum object titled Figure, museum number 5-16297, described as Senufo/Baule? brass fish. Purchased, 1969, $10. Purchased from a trader from Mali at Berkeley
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: Hearst Museum object titled Gold dust box, museum number 5-16372a,b, described as Ashanti Gold Dust Box. 1 3/8” x 1.0”. Purchased, 1971, $21.a = baseb = top Purchased from Ernest Buchholz
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: Hearst Museum object titled Gold weight, museum number 5-16642, described as tiny snake biting bird
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: Hearst Museum object titled Gold weight, museum number 5-16552, described as Gold weight; double gong.
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: Hearst Museum object titled Gold weight, museum number 5-16575, described as Gold weight; palm beetle (asomorodwe).
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: Hearst Museum object titled Gold weight, museum number 5-16669, described as geometric, medium, flat.
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: Hearst Museum object titled Gold weight, museum number 5-16494, described as Ashanti gold weight; fruits joined to form a 3 pronged weight.
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: Hearst Museum object titled Gold weight, museum number 5-16481, described as small brass bird
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