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Start Over Object class Percussion beaters Collection place Africa
Hearst Museum object titled Bent wooden stick, accession number 5-13037, described as Bent wooden stick., Sierra Leone, Sherbro Mission, Sherbro attr. 1884. 5-13037, acc no. 3198. File code: 5.4 Collector: Rev. E.C. Lemmon through Rev. R. West. Donor: Mrs. Jane Erickson. Materials, techniques: wood Context of use: Drum beater (?) Description: drum beater (?); angled piece of wood stripped of its bark; l. 26.5 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Bracelet, accession number 5-15671, described as Bracelet associated with the worship of Ogun (the god of blacksmiths). Wrought iron; twisted iron rod with overlapping opening; 18 miniature tools (hoe, axe, knife, etc) looped around ring; diameter ca. 7.5 cm; maximum length of tools 9.0 cm. Miniature tools include: spear point(?), chisel(?), door lock, auger(?), arrowhead(?), ring, machete, calabash scraper, gong, stirrup or bow, knife(?), bell (aja), axe, hoe, knife, drumstick, half a tongs(?), hammer(?).
Hearst Museum object titled Clapper, accession number 5-3046b, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Clapper, accession number 5-3046a, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Drum, accession number 5-6261a,b, described as (a) two-headed wooden drums w/ rawhide and woven cloth carrying strap attached; H. 50 cm; diameter 35 cm; b) curved wooden drumstick ; max length 28 cm. Kwainama. Collected 1967.
Hearst Museum object titled Drum and drumstick, accession number 5-11479a,b, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Drum and drumstick, accession number 5-11481a,b, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Drum and drumstick, accession number 5-10281a,b, described as (a) drum, "pressure"; hour glass shape; wood body; hide top and base; leather reinforcement around top and abse; cloth strap (b) drumstick; wood; curved with knob at one end
Hearst Museum object titled Drum and drumstick, accession number 5-3077a,b, described as A) Drum; Ibin; wooden body; double skin head; heads attached to body by series of rawhide strips; red leather trim; rayon carrying strap. Height: 25 inches; diameter: 12 inches. B) Curved wooden drum stick; 12 inches.
Hearst Museum object titled Drum and stick, accession number 5-16842a,b, described as a) drum. wood hemisphere covered with 2 pieces of hide. the hide serving as drum head covered with brown hair. bottom hide, also partially covered with hair, is tightly cinched to drum head with hide thongs. wood handle protrudes from side. hide thong handle. b) drumstick. wood with paddle cloth end.

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