Object class: Figure- and animal-derived motifs / Culture or time period: Bantu - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Lizard figurine, accession number 5-4421, described as Wooden lizard; carved; design burned on with hot knife; 36.5 cm l.

Hearst Museum object titled Monkey scalp, accession number 5-1587, described as Suku cap, monkey skin. 7.5 inch diameter. Essentially viewed as more than just an ordinary cap of cloth, as more decorative, prettier, but has no more meaning beyond that. Ordinarily, since monkey skin is apt to be more available to good hunters, it is these people who have such caps and their wearing them does connote the good hunter.

Hearst Museum object titled Monkey scalp hat, accession number 5-1588, described as Suku cap, goat skin. 8 inch diameter. Viewed as more decorative than ordinary cloth cap.

Hearst Museum object titled Turtle figurine, accession number 5-4416, described as Wooden turtle; carved; black with natural design; 30.5 cm l.