Collection place: Western Africa / Culture or time period: Western African cultures / Maker or artist: Oke Akanbi - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Adze, accession number 5-4053, described as woodcarver's adze; narrow blade; for cutting between legs; etc.; 37.5 cm. long.

Hearst Museum object titled Flywhisk, accession number 5-15422, described as flywhisk; wood & leather; above grip, standing male figure of carved wood; short pants, both hands in front, gourd (?) on chest; dark brown; strips of leather fastened to grip by several nails; crude workmanship. H. of figure: 18.5 cm. overall L: 62 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 5-4055, described as wood carver's knife; small blade; for grooving and other incised decorations; blade made from an imported file; 23.5 cm. long.

Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 5-4056, described as wood carver's knife; large blade; for peeling and smoothing with pressure from left thumb; blade made from an imported file; 24.5 cm. long.

Hearst Museum object titled Staff, accession number 5-7684, described as Shango staff; wood, carved; handle octagonal w/ zigzag carving; head consists of 4 heads covered w/ orange mastic substance; h. 57.5 cm; w. of head 17 cm. Evaluation $1000.00