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Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 5-14417a-c, described as Doll; male. (a) Carved Avoderi wood from Accra. Man with carved features, wearing a kente-cloth sarong of black and cerise material; has two bent drumsticks. (b) and (c) Two log drums of similar wood, similar carved designs, each has two detachable axe-like sticks. Height 21 cm. from (a). Height 41.4 cm. from (b) and (c).
Hearst Museum object titled Drum, accession number 5-5323, described as Wooden drum. Lower sides relief-carved with snakes, birds, animals, humans, etc. Drum supported by 2 carved, bent, human legs. Skin drum head attached to pegs by netteing.
Hearst Museum object titled Drum, accession number 5-10281a, 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 Gold weight, accession number 5-10878, described as Ashanti gold weight. brass figures, three drummers on a flat base. (one missing) one drummer with drum under left arm; second drummer resting drum on ground; middle drummer missing. tarnishedon flat base. 199.4 grams.
Hearst Museum object titled Gold weight, accession number 5-16556, described as Gold weight; pressure drum.
Hearst Museum object titled Gold weight, accession number 5-10852, described as Ashanti gold weight. brass man playing a round drum, head slightly tilted to the left.
Hearst Museum object titled Gold weight, accession number 5-16555, described as Gold weight; round drum.
Hearst Museum object titled Gold weight, accession number 5-10850, described as Ashanti gold weight. figurative. man playing peg drum; left shoulder behind right shoulder.
Hearst Museum object titled Gold weight, accession number 5-10853, described as Ashanti gold weight. brass man playing pressure drum, small - darkly tarnished.

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