Collection place: Oyo State, Nigeria / Culture or time period: Yoruba cluster / Materials: Cotton (textile) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Blanket, accession number 5-16406, described as Oyo blanket constructed from 9 bands of narrow loom woven heavy cotton. bands joined lengthwise and finished with warp fringe. blue and white stripes of various widths accented by double bands of patterned stripes (diamonds and vertical bars) every 15-16cm. bands are 12cm and 13.5cm wide.

Hearst Museum object titled Divining chain, accession number 5-10844, described as divining chain; opele nut pods, half penny, aluminum chain, brass chain, ivory beads, ostrich shell beads, misc. glass beads, 3 cast brass bells, aluminum key, misc. buttons, cotton cordage and a religious metal all connected; l. end to end 107 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Drum stick, accession number 5-15997, described as drum stick. used on pressure drum. straight contact area wrapped with 3-tone blue [handwritten on card: cloth] that is tied on. 1/2 way down, the stick curves and ends in a round flat-tip. resembles an [handwritten on card: ?] 32.7 cm long.

Hearst Museum object titled Fan, accession number 5-15496, described as fan, wood, handcarved (for Eshu); squatting female human figure atop round fan with incised geometric design, one side only; brown wood, well polished from usage; cotton twine string carrying handle at proximal end; L 29.3 cm X Dia (fan) 12.5 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Net bag, accession number 5-12906, described as net bag for carrying large calabash; cotton, knotted netting; l. ca. l. 10 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Pouch w/ nuts, accession number 5-10843a-q, described as Cloth bag containing 16 divining seeds - mostly palm nuts. [ikin ifa] Bag is of cotton cloth with string latch; 20.8 cm x 18 cm. Used in Ifa divination. Collected pre-1969. Oyo, 181. a = bag, b - q = seeds

Hearst Museum object titled Rattle, accession number 5-15203, described as rattle; gourd rattle with commercial cotton string netting embellished with many cowries at bottom; ht. ca. 44.5 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Rattle/ drum, accession number 5-13860, described as rattle/ drum; giant calabash encased in paired cotton cordage w/ wide encircling band of white cowries and cotton cordage in center; h. ca. 42 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Skein, accession number 5-12903, described as skein white cotton thread; l. 23 cm.