Object class: Percussion instrument components / Collector: William Russell Bascom - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Bracelet, accession number 5-15671, described as Bracelet associated with the worship of Ogun (the god of blacksmiths). Wrought iron; twisted iron rod with overlapping opening; 18 miniature tools (hoe, axe, knife, etc) looped around ring; diameter ca. 7.5 cm; maximum length of tools 9.0 cm. Miniature tools include: spear point(?), chisel(?), door lock, auger(?), arrowhead(?), ring, machete, calabash scraper, gong, stirrup or bow, knife(?), bell (aja), axe, hoe, knife, drumstick, half a tongs(?), hammer(?).

Hearst Museum object titled Drum and drumstick, accession number 5-10281a,b, described as (a) drum, "pressure"; hour glass shape; wood body; hide top and base; leather reinforcement around top and abse; cloth strap (b) drumstick; wood; curved with knob at one end

Hearst Museum object titled Drumstick, accession number 5-3209, described as Carved wooden drum stick. Wrapped with cotton yarn on tip. Cat-like head on end of handle. Handle highly polished though use.

Hearst Museum object titled Drum stick, accession number 5-15997, described as drum stick. used on pressure drum. straight contact area wrapped with 3-tone blue [handwritten on card: cloth] that is tied on. 1/2 way down, the stick curves and ends in a round flat-tip. resembles an [handwritten on card: ?] 32.7 cm long.

Hearst Museum object titled Drum stick, accession number 5-10281b, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Drum with beater, accession number 5-13859a,b, described as Drum with beater; (a) drum: 2-headed hourglass style encased in twisted leather strips; leather heads each with leather-trimmed painted cloth and bronze tongueless bells (7 and 9) tied to the ends; broken leather strap embellished with 4 British West Africa coins; two 4-lobed designs incised on drum = carver's marks; h. 46 cm.; (b) beater: wood with leather-wrapped tip; l. 24.7 cm.