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Hearst Museum object titled Awl, accession number 5-8444, described as Awl; iron; length: 11.6 cm. Used for manufacturing baskets.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket sieve, accession number 5-8527, described as basket sieve for straining tella (barley beer); varied colored rim and base; coiled sides with mesh bottom; diameter 43 cm
Hearst Museum object titled Bell, accession number 5-8520, described as Bell; iron; black with clapper attached to ring; height 8 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 5-8394, described as Bowl; wood; roughly hued with only one handle; diameter: at top 52 cm. mixing of dry ingredients
Hearst Museum object titled Brass ornaments, accession number 5-8441a-d, described as tear-shaped brass ornaments: (a) length 3.3 cm (b) length 3.5 cm (c) length 3.5 cm (d) length 2.8 cm
Hearst Museum object titled Bridle, accession number 5-8472, described as Bridle; with front strap, noseband and throat latch; no bit. Made of leather; brass fittings folded over leather. Decorated bridles are common; circular brass setting above nose removed.
Hearst Museum object titled Coiled basket, accession number 5-8526, described as basket for winnowing grain
Hearst Museum object titled Container, accession number 5-8359a,b, described as a. container; coiled basketry and gourd; footed basketry base and leather strip connecting gourd and basketry neck; b. coiled basketry and gourd top to container; gourd is oblong and terminates in a stem nodule; total height a+b 35cm food container; encrusted
Hearst Museum object titled Container, accession number 5-8361, described as Vessel base; food; coiled basketry pedestal; gourd; rawhide strip with hair still attached connecting gourd and neck; neck made of coiled basketry and horizontal strips of fibers with vertical twining. No top for this container. food container
Hearst Museum object titled Ear pick, accession number 5-8443, described as Ear pick; aluminum; spoon shaped stem; hole in handle; length: 6.3 cm. These items and others were formally all of silver; now copied in cheaper alloys.

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