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Hearst Museum object titled Wooden figurine, accession number 5-13192, described as Figurine; standing female figurine; carved dark wood; badly split; height 26 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Wooden figurine, accession number 5-4890, described as Flat wooden doll; female; nearly featureless.

Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Wooden figurine, accession number 5-8595, described as Figure; standing male on self base, hands on abdomen; finely carved “hair”; crack extending from base into figure on right side; height 21.5 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Wooden figurine, accession number 5-14421, described as Doll, male, Ashanti fertility doll. Carved wooden boy with moon-shaped fae, with features carved on lower half. Ringed neck, trunk resembles a cross with short arms which stick straight out. Height 29.3 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Wooden figurine, accession number 5-8333, described as Figurine of standing female on square commercial base; elaborate scarification on face and abdomen; two strands of red round disc beads around thighs; horsehair (?) collar; wood split in several places; one finger damaged; height of figure only 46.2 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Wooden figurine, accession number 5-12962, described as Fertility doll, carved wood; part of face not original; perforated around rim of face; height 27.2 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Wooden figurine, accession number 5-13192, described as Figurine; standing female figurine; carved dark wood; badly split; height 26 cm

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Hearst Museum object titled Wooden figurine, accession number 5-4890, described as Flat wooden doll; female; nearly featureless.

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Hearst Museum object titled Wooden figurine, accession number 5-14421, described as Doll, male, Ashanti fertility doll. Carved wooden boy with moon-shaped fae, with features carved on lower half. Ringed neck, trunk resembles a cross with short arms which stick straight out. Height 29.3 cm.

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Hearst Museum object titled Wooden figurine, accession number 5-8333, described as Figurine of standing female on square commercial base; elaborate scarification on face and abdomen; two strands of red round disc beads around thighs; horsehair (?) collar; wood split in several places; one finger damaged; height of figure only 46.2 cm

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Hearst Museum object titled Wooden figurine, accession number 5-12962, described as Fertility doll, carved wood; part of face not original; perforated around rim of face; height 27.2 cm

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