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Hearst Museum object titled Carved and painted wooden rattle, accession number 5-7656, described as Rattle; double type; a biconical shaped carved wood object with 2 rattle sticks in each bell-shaped end; decorated with lines of black and pink pigment. Length 20.5 cm, width 8 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Ere ibeji figure, accession number 5-7636, described as Ibeji figurine; standing male; carved wood; arms at side with feather like hair arrangement.

Hearst Museum object titled Fiber and nutshell rattle, accession number 5-7664, described as Rattle; a woven reed waistband with numerous split nutshell suspended from the waistband itself; nutshells brown in color. Length ca 100 cm, W. including the nutshells: 7 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Fiber and seed rattle, accession number 5-7642, described as Rattle; a long band of woven twine; with pendants of seed beads suspended from it. Length ca. 70 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Gourd thumb piano, accession number 5-7675, described as Thumb piano; a round carved wood body with eight metal thongs plucked to make sounds. Diameter 25 cm; height 8.5 cm