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Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-12973, described as Mask, anthropomorphic; wood with copper overlay; woven fiber balls on head; one fiber ball on braided raffia cord attached to hole in chin; carved out white painted teeth; raffia netting on back to secure on head.

Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-4406, described as Mask; rust colored wood; blind male; fiber hair; fur beard. Height 39 cm. A blind man, without eyes, dances like “katoio” and wears a tricote costume. He is good, not evil. He is a real man, a crazy blind man who lives at Kahundu, or maybe he was killed by the train. He used to walk everywhere with his stick. From field notes.

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-13706, described as Helmet mask, anthropomorphic; stained wood with sheet copper overlay at mouth and above eyes; exposed wood divided into finely incised diamonds in low relief; trimmed with cowries, black, white and lt. blue beads; pr. clear green glass beads front of each other ear; burlap skullcap; brown seed pods and bits or red wool at base; 2 triangular flaps of raffia pile cloth (1 at each ear).

Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-12913, described as Helmet mask; raffia cloth on wicker frame decorated with spotted cat (?) fur, beads and cowries; long topknot representing elephant trunk hangs in front of face; shredded raffia fringe at base in front.

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-12912, described as Mask, anthropomorphic; bulging forehead, half-closed eyes, eyebrows running from almost one side to other, upturned nose, long carved beard; raffia hair on raffia cloth; red, white and black pigment; perforations along edges.

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-12974, described as Mask, anthropomorphic; encrusted patina; prominent forehead, triangular nose, carved out teeth; fiber ball on raffia braid attached to perforation in chin; raffia netting on back to secure on head.

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-12973, described as Mask, anthropomorphic; wood with copper overlay; woven fiber balls on head; one fiber ball on braided raffia cord attached to hole in chin; carved out white painted teeth; raffia netting on back to secure on head.

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Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-13706, described as Helmet mask, anthropomorphic; stained wood with sheet copper overlay at mouth and above eyes; exposed wood divided into finely incised diamonds in low relief; trimmed with cowries, black, white and lt. blue beads; pr. clear green glass beads front of each other ear; burlap skullcap; brown seed pods and bits or red wool at base; 2 triangular flaps of raffia pile cloth (1 at each ear).

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Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-12912, described as Mask, anthropomorphic; bulging forehead, half-closed eyes, eyebrows running from almost one side to other, upturned nose, long carved beard; raffia hair on raffia cloth; red, white and black pigment; perforations along edges.

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Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-12974, described as Mask, anthropomorphic; encrusted patina; prominent forehead, triangular nose, carved out teeth; fiber ball on raffia braid attached to perforation in chin; raffia netting on back to secure on head.

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5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama6 objects

S1968-1969 #39: Contra Costa College (November 18, 1968–December 27, 1968)4 objects
S1968-1969 #87: College of Marin (April 3, 1969–May 2, 1969)4 objects
S1969-1970 #32: Santa Rosa Junior College (October 24, 1969–October 31, 1969)4 objects
S1981-1982 #31: Fiberworks Center for the Textile Arts (December 30, 1981–February 1, 1982)3 objects
S1989-1990 #13: California State University, East Bay (January 10, 1990–February 13, 1990)3 objects
S1965-1966 #2: Civic Arts Center (Walnut Creek) (July 7, 1965–August 5, 1965)2 objects
S1975-1976 #7: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (August 21, 1975–November 20, 1975)1 objects
S1992-1993 #8: Blackhawk Museums (November 17, 1992–unknown)1 objects

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