Object class: Models (representations) / Collection place: Africa / Function: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Model bed, accession number 5-15742, described as Bed, model, fiber; wrapped (bamboo?) legs, frame, and slats; woven mattress support; head and footboard of equal height with open work rings in side headboard frame; 31.5 centimeters X width 19.0 centimeters X height 16.5 centimeters.

Hearst Museum object titled Model boat, accession number 5-14584, described as Boat, model, "jjahazi" (Hindu word). A) Hollowed out wood hull with 2 masts and a pole strapped to the deck. 2 paddles strapped to the white, red, and black striped hull. "Kamari" is printed on the sides. Woven straw railing encircles the deck and a cotton canvas partly covers the deck. Length 46 centimeters, height 13 centimeters. B) Rudder: wood, Length 10.5 centimeters. C) Strand: plexiglass, length 26 centimeters, height 21.5 centimeters, width 8 centimeters. Made of wood, palm leaf, and cotton. Context of use: used as a toy by the local boys and sold to tourists. Made by men and boys (Waswahili) and wood carvers. It was bought in a wood carving shop of Said A El Mafazy. It is a model of the type of boat which is used around Lamu to transport mangrove poles. Cost USD $25.00 [at collection date 1984].

Hearst Museum object titled Model boat, accession number 5-11358, described as Model boat with figures; ca. 117 cm long; 29 cm high; 16.5 cm beam; papyrus raft design with anthropomorphic heads with beads (one missing) on bow and stern; decorated canopy over seated Horus; steersman; lookout; two sailors; three paddlers; two attendants; white deck; bands of green-grey, red, yellow on hull; red-sienna skin tones; white skirts; black hair and facial features; yellow shirts on attendants, and one has red cross-hatching on skirt. Paddlers seem to have been placed backward originally or possibly during later restoration.

Hearst Museum object titled Model boat, accession number 6-17156a-d, described as a) wooden model boat found in tomb, decorated canopy with coffin beneath. b) standing pilot figure (detached). c-d) two oars. 11 small bags dust/fragment - samples saved during conservation treatment.

Hearst Museum object titled Model boat, accession number 5-11357, described as Model; boat with figures; hull with four standing figures; pale ochre paint on hull, grid design in red sienna on white ground on deck; figures red sienna skin tones; white skirts; black hair; mast, four figures, rudder post, canopy, and other small parts missing. Re-catalogued from 5-417, 5-418, 5-419 and 5-420. 4 arms (5-416); human figures 5-421, 5-424 and 5-425 may also be part of this object.

Hearst Museum object titled Model fish trap, accession number 5-15745, described as Fish trap, model, bamboo; "Valentine" heart shaped. with entrance funnel near cleft at top; woven strips in open work pattern, held together with fiber (poor condition); width circa 36.0 centimeters X height circa 13.5 centimeters.

Hearst Museum object titled Model hat, accession number 5-15754, described as Hat, model, raffia; coiled bands forming low crown and wide flat brim; tan cotton sewn to outer edge of brim and base of crown; natural color; 15753); diameter 13.7 centimeter -15754) diameter 14.4 centimeters.

Hearst Museum object titled Model hat, accession number 5-15758, described as Hat, model, raffia; plaited and sewn bands of pink, green, and orange fibers with low crown and downturned brim; internal woven head band; diameter 21.0 centimeters.

Hearst Museum object titled Model hat, accession number 5-15753, described as Hat, model, raffia; coiled bands forming low crown and wide flat brim; tan cotton sewn to outer edge of brim and base of crown; natural color; 15753); diameter 13.7 centimeter -15754) diameter 14.4 centimeters.

Hearst Museum object titled Model hat, accession number 5-15756, described as Hat, model, fiber; plaited and sewn, with rounded crown and flat brim; diameter circa 19.0 centimeters 5-15756) pink and green dyed fibers 5-15757) pink and natural fibers.