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Start Over Object class Drinking vessels Collector William Russell Bascom
Hearst Museum object titled Cup, accession number 5-16340, described as “Chokwe” (or BaKuba) cup. carved wood in the shape of a human head with handle at back; facial features, scarification and hair sharply defined.
Hearst Museum object titled Cup, accession number 5-10840, described as cup; divining cup, dark-stained carved wood; standing cock on self base, hollowed-out bowl on bird's back; base is cracked and damaged; incised geom. decorations; h. 20.6 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Cup, accession number 5-15415a-q, described as a) divination cup (bowl); supported by a cock, biting a snak which in turn is biting the cock's leg; carved wood; self platform base w/a staple and a missing vedge; side of cock cracked; white & blue paint on natural color; incised grooves and blue triangles on rim of cup; H: 19.7 cm. b-q) 16 palm nuts in various sizes.
Hearst Museum object titled Cup, accession number 5-13481, described as Cup with handle; incised diagonal designs in over-under pattern; patinated brown wood;
Hearst Museum object titled Cup, accession number 5-15652, described as divining cup, wood, handcarved; seated woman on round disc base, supporting peg shaped post on each side; shallow hemispherical cup balanced on head; incised design on rim and on four tabs underneath rim; dark brown coloration; split in base; rim dia 12.1 cm x h 14.3 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Cup, accession number 5-8786, described as Cup; wood; brown; cylindrical body with tapered pedestal and round base; all-over interlocking triangular short design.
Hearst Museum object titled Cup, accession number 5-2597, described as Yoruba divining cup with 5 human figures, painted blue, magenta and white; 7" high, 6 7/8" base dia.
Hearst Museum object titled Cup, accession number 5-15653, described as divining cup, wood, handcarved; kneeling goat (?) on round base supporting bowl/cup on back and horns; incised designs on goat's rump & flanks; incised dentate design on rim of bowl; H Rim dia 16.1 x h 19.5 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Cup, accession number 5-12901, described as divining cup, carved wood w/ gentian blue, red-brown and white pigmentation; squatting carved rooster surmounted by round bowl; oval base w/ zigzag edge; h. 19.4 cm.

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