Object class: Containers (receptacles) / Collection place: Nigeria / Culture or time period: African cultures - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 5-3027, described as Woman's bag; Gyem; woven fiber; undecorated; 7 inches x 6.25 inches.

Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 5-10277, described as Large Raffia Bag; plaited. L = 100.0 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 5-2972, described as Large twine fiber bag; Ikpa.

Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 5-10841, described as bag/ satchel, divining; glass bead outer face shows a diviner on horseback carrying his iron staff in his right hand w/ his head covered with a cloth (as protection against the sun). in foreground is a divining tray w/ Eshu's face at the top and with the figure Ogbe Meji marked on it; various colors on green ground; black glass bead tassels; white cotton patching panel has full pocker; indigo striped and embroidered shoulder strap; w. bag 27.5 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 5-2971, described as Red leather man's bag; Ikpa; punch design; red stained leather; braided leather carrying strap.

Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 5-3026, described as Woman's bag; Gyem or D'ab; twine fiber, fringe formed by ends of weft; 4 strands of link brass carrying strap; 5.75 inches x 4.75 inches.

Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 5-3023, described as Woman's bag; D'ab or Gyem; twine fiber; twine fiber; fringed; leather carrying strap.

Hearst Museum object titled Bag of delicate white flakes, accession number 5-11790, described as Kumfa, Nigeria, Hausa att. July 27, 1972. 5-11790, acc no. 2879, file code 8.2. Collector: T. Lanagan. Donor: W. H. Lawson. Materials, techniques: Fragments of white mineral Context of use: Part of a group: 5-11789-11792 see card #5-11789 for use Description: Mineral, white chrystalline, used in treatment of cataract

Hearst Museum object titled Bag of hardened seed balls, accession number 5-11778, described as Algarif -seeds of lafsur, the common cress plant, Nigeria, Hausa att. July 27, 1972. 5-11778, acc no. 2879, file code 8.2. Collector: T. Lanagan. Donor: W. H. Lawson. Materials, techniques: seed clusters Context of use: used medicinally for a variety of ailments: for rheumatic pains and swellings, the seeds are crushed, mixed with water, made into a liniment -- this also for sores of camels and horses; for diarrhea and dysentery, the seeds are taken internally Description: Seeds of the common "red" cress, Lepidium Sativum; seeds, brownish-red in color, are agglomerated in masses to form little balls; for medicinal use; see below; sizes of clusters vary, most only a few cm. long; References: see J.M. Dalziel, Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa, p. 24

Hearst Museum object titled Bag of rocks, accession number 5-11788, described as Manda, Nigeria, Hausa att. July 27, 1972. 5-11788, acc no. 2879, file code 8.0. Collector: T. Lanagan. Donor: W. H. Lawson. Materials, techniques: Sandy gray-brown mineral Context of use: ? Description: Mineral substance, light brownish-gray; some is sandy, some in small clumps; use unknown.

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