Object class: Sculpture (visual works) / Culture or time period: Northern African cultures - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Bone disk, accession number 5-16908, described as Carved bone disk with centre hole (0.8 cm), undecorated.

Hearst Museum object titled Bone disk, accession number 5-16907, described as Carved bone disk with small centre depression on each side, undecorated.

Hearst Museum object titled Ceramic figurine, accession number 5-15295, described as Doll, terra-cotta, with amulet cast, etc. attached; doll is resting with legs outstretched; small breasts, two conical foreshortened arms (?) behind, self loincloth; indigo thread “hair,” red and green leather amulet case suspended from indigo cordage which is decorated with two red plastic discs; long terra-cotta ornament suspended around neck. See 5-11670-75. Height doll 5.2 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 5-14450, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 5-14448, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Doll's mat, accession number 5-11673, described as Doll's mat, Mali, Menaka region, Oulliminden Tuareg. October, 1972. 5-11673, acc no. 2896, file code 6.2. Collector: Susan E. Smith. Donor: Susan E. Smith. Materials, techniques: straw, thread, leather, pigment Context of use: Replica used as sleeping mats for dolls. Seems to be made especially for doll (not fragments as are 11674-75). Full size mats 21/2 x 51/2 are laid on beds of 4 long rails at night for sleeping, placed directly on the sand during the day for sitting or reclining. Larger mats 4 x 20' or so are propped on their sides on the windward side of the tent in cool weather to cut down the wind and blowing sand. Description: Doll's mat; straw held together with twining and over and under using strips of leather and thread; green-tipped straw, brown leather, red, orange and lt. green thread; 12 x 7.2 cm. Reference: see acc. env. for drawing of hot raw mat used

Hearst Museum object titled Doll's mat, accession number 5-11674, described as Doll's mat, Mali, Menaka region, Oulliminden Tuareg. October, 1972. 5-11674, acc no. 2896, file code 6.2. Collector: Susan E. Smith. Donor: Susan E. Smith. Materials, techniques: straw, leather Context of use: Replica used as sleeping mat for dolls, cut out from actual mats. See 11-11673 for description of how full size mats are used Description: Doll's mat; straw twigs twined together with leather strips; 11.5 x 5.5 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Doll's mat, accession number 5-11675, described as Doll's mat, Mali, Menaka region, Oulliminden Tuareg. October, 1972. 5-11675, acc no. 2896, file code 6.2. Collector: Susan E. Smith. Donor: Susan E. Smith. Materials, techniques: straw, leather Context of use: Replica (miniature) used as sleeping mat for dolls, cut out from actual mat. See 11-11673 for description of how full size mats are used. Description: Doll's mat; straw twigs twined together with leather strips; 10 x 13.5 cm.