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Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 5-6688, described as reed shaft; elongated laurel-leaf shaped iron point; feathered.
Hearst Museum object titled Charm figure, accession number 5-13050, described as Charm Figure: standing male, anthropoorphic figure; head, neck, bent knees carved wood; parallel incised scarification marks on face, beard and arms concealed by red clay; fur and featheres behind neck and near penis; on modern wood mount. H = 30.3 cm
Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-16251, described as male figure, carved wood; line and dot patterns incised overall; brilliant blue, green and brown feathers at top of head. Conservation: Crack on proper left side from top of head to hips.
Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-1788, described as Mask with two faces, curved horns and feather headdress (ngu mven or nlo ekota); 14 ' from nose of one face to nose of the other. Family origin indicates Bakota influence and accounts for abstract rendering of one face. European face typical of recent dance (1940-1960) called Ngwan Ntaugan. Height of mask only (without horns): 34.5 cm
Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-1786, described as Mask of two faces with feather headdress (ngu ebibi or nlo ngu); 13 1/2" front of one face to front of the other. [handwritten on card: H. ONE FACE ONLY 27 cm.] Per inventory 6/13/12, found with cloth fragment in bag. Also "associated" with feather bundle/ornament.

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