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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 Ere ibeji figures, accession number 5-15920a,b, described as Carving, ibejis. Standing figures on self-bases with carved pattern on outside base edges. Both have tall, crown-like hairdos with zig-zag border around hairline. Rounded shoulders and thick upper arms. Negative space between arms and torso, fingers are long and deeply carved fingertips attach to upper thigh. Eyes have lines radiating out on eyelids representing eyelashes. No facial markings. Prominent flat noses with deep cuts between nose and upper lip. Detail carving on female is better than the male. Both have 2 rows of zig-zags above genitalia. Indentation of spine on both. Ears are so far back on the head that they meet at the top of the neck and can't be seen from the front. No apparent signs of use. Torsos have "pot-bellies" with flat belly buttons.
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

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