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Hearst Museum object titled Wood figurine, accession number 5-14332, described as Figure, standing anthropomorphic; columnar figure of stained, weathered and splitting wood; face with carved features; another face below with pursed lips; arms at sides; old termite damage. “Ancestor figure.” Height 74.5 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Wood figurine, accession number 5-7267, described as Wood doll; stubby hands; high three pointed hat; painted red and black on white. Height 27 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Wood figurine, accession number 5-3011, described as Wooden figurine, female; “Atsuku;” fetish; twisted fiber around neck. Height 19.5 cm. See 5-2918 for bibliographic information.

Hearst Museum object titled Wood figurine, accession number 5-3073, described as Carved wooden statue; unpainted; female figure; braided hair-do; outstretched arms; palms down. Height 52 cm. See 5-2918 for bibliographic information. Said to be held by women during play at women’s burial.

Hearst Museum object titled Wood figurine, accession number 5-6308, described as Figure; wood; brown horn-helmet; head and neck on hourglass base with brown cogged band around center of hourglass; base and head white. Height 19 cm. For protection of owner - very powerful; equivalent to “obo” of Isoko.

Hearst Museum object titled Wood figurine, accession number 5-13869, described as Figure; standing wood figure; dark stained; anthropomorphic; incised features filled with white kaolin; poor condition (projections at sides of face missing, right arm reattached, left foot missing, badly split on back); height 60 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Wood figurine, accession number 5-5951, described as Carved wood doll with decorations in black, yellow and red paints. Height 23.5 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Wood figurine, accession number 5-14408, described as Doll, male, made of balsa wood, carved with painted features. Painted red skirt, or loin cloth. Black painted hat, has facial scars. Height 22.8 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Wood head, accession number 5-13253, described as Wood head., Nigeria, Ibibio or Ibo attr. (fide WRB 1977). Date acc. December, 1976. 5-13253, acc no. 3275. File code: 5.3 Donor: Dr. Mrs. Melvin Silverman. Materials, techniques: Wood, paint Description: Mask; standing mask in form of female head; red and white face, 3 black-painted carved braids; damages at top; lacing holes ab base; basketry headpiece missing; h. 30.5 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Wood mask, accession number 5-13255, described as Mask; stylized human face with red outlined slit for mouth; large eye slits; white ground with brown-stained areas; the outer and upper marks of the mask are divided into many small squares by engraved lines; dome-shaped or conical hat, elongated pointed ears; damaged wood; length 40 cm