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Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 5-14432, described as Doll; female, made, of pliable plastic, dressed in orange and yellow wrap-around skirt, yellow shirt, orange beaded earrings. Black hair is tied up in a knot, wearing metal beaded necklace and bracelets. Height: 17.8 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 5-14413, described as Doll; female with child. Carved wooden features painted. Mother carrying child on back, with basket on head, has markings on stomah and around chest. Wearing painted skirt on black and red, belt around waist. Height 41.7 cm.
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 Doll, accession number 5-14120f, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 5-10178, described as Doll, wooden (from Ilorin? Ilesha?) . Armless. H = 30.5 cm.Pair with B-313.
Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 5-11721, described as Doll; slender stick representing body; clay head, breasts and base; stick body purple in color. Per inventory 6/14/12, found with 1 toy broom unlabeled.
Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 5-7954, described as Doll, stick; palm leaf mid-rib with braided hemp hair L end; length 57 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 5-14405, described as Doll, male, Devil Dancer. Blue leather, stuffed, knots of string for eyes, clothes of tan string, anklets, kilt, neckruff (also with blue string), and headdress. Carries white whisk in left hand and blue one in right hand. Height 18 centimeters.
Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 5-11716, described as doll; carved wood, flat and rectangular, arrow shaped at one end, copy of doll in relief on one side, three ovals incised on opposite side, light color wood; 20.5 cm long, 7 cm wide.
Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 5-3434, described as carved wooden doll; stylized; incised horizontal parallel lines on body; unpainted; 7" x 2 1/2".

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