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Hearst Museum object titled Amulet, accession number 5-15213, described as amulet for wrist; anthropomorphic fig. of reddish brown patinated wood in varicolored glass seed bead wrap; only head w/ lg. perforation is visible; l. 7.7 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Bell, accession number 5-11710, described as Ifa 'bell'; carved wood, shaped like a staff, top portion consists of a kneeling female figure, painted purple; 31 cm long, 4 cm wide.

Hearst Museum object titled Bell, accession number 5-11714, described as Ifa 'bell'; carved wood, light in color, shaped like a staff, top portion consists of a kneeling male figure; 23 cm long, 3.5 cm wide.

Hearst Museum object titled Bullroarer, accession number 5-15933, described as bullroarer. hole pierced at top end with slight bifurcation. bottom end tapers to a blunt point. not symmetrically carved. encrustations, sometimes heavy, some insect damage 50 cm long x 7.5 cm wide.

Hearst Museum object titled Carving, accession number 5-15935, described as carving, divination tapper. kneeling female figure holding her breasts on round self-base with curved, tapered handle. finish is somewhat rough. shoulder blades and spine are defined, as are the bottom of her toes and feet under her buttocks. breasts are pointed and low on her torso. she has prominent eye lids and stylized ears set back on her head. hair is incised with overlapping zig-zag marks. jagged row of hair in the middle sticks out from hair line to base of head. angular features. zig-zag pattern on outside of base. 29 cm tall.

Hearst Museum object titled Cup, accession number 5-10840, described as cup; divining cup, dark-stained carved wood; standing cock on self base, hollowed-out bowl on bird's back; base is cracked and damaged; incised geom. decorations; h. 20.6 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Cup, accession number 5-12901, described as divining cup, carved wood w/ gentian blue, red-brown and white pigmentation; squatting carved rooster surmounted by round bowl; oval base w/ zigzag edge; h. 19.4 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Dance staff, accession number 5-6352, described as dance staff; Janus headed figure; head cleft in V-shape; hands held at sides of head; on each side of staff below arms openwork section runs down to handle; center section below head decorated front & back w/ guilloche motif in raised relief; l. 56 cm.; w. 13.2 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Dancing staff, accession number 5-15217, described as dancing staff; reddish brown encrusted wood; standing female w/ shell bead band at abdomen, iron ringlet at neck and left ankle, red and white bead strand below ringlet; carved w/ double-bladed axe motif above head, axe has two engraved eyes (?) on front; l. 71.3 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Divination cup, accession number 5-15428, described as divination cup (bowl); w/ hinged lid; man on horseback accompanied by 3 drummers & an attendant w/ a staff; on the lid 2 cocks are biting 2 snakes who, in turn, are biting a tortoise; figures on self base; carved from a single block of wood. blue, white, red, black & natural color. cracked lid. H: 29 cm.

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