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Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-10258, described as Figure representing Mosi musician playing flute; cast iron; painted plaster? filling and decoration representing clothing.

Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-16238a,b, described as Yoruba caricature of Queen Victoria, possibly 1943. Thomas Ona, carver. Queen wears white garment with red jewelry and decoration plus headcloth and crown; a fan is held in the right hand; her name is carved into the lower edge and painted black; a) figure, b) fan

Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-16255, described as Ibo doll, carved wood; coated in paint on ail forming a black surface; figure has short stumpy arms, prominent navel, 3 bands at hips. Conservation: Feet and parts of both hands are broken; drying cracks and gauges in several places; considerable use and wear.

Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-16254, described as Ashanti female fertility doll, carved, painted; large disk head with small features, T-shaped arms + body; body pedestal type with breasts, navel, neck rings. back of head incised with stylized hair design. 3 holes in edge of disk and one in each arm. Conservation: Paint rubbed away on back of base; holes at top of head broken through, abraison at left front of head.

Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-7644, described as figure; a carved wood standing male figure of a rich man with left arm extended, right arm holding a figure staff, he wears a hat with a bird on top of it. letters painted on his torso OLU WO OBA OLO WONLA H. 47 cm. W. 33 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-16239a-j, described as caricature figure of masked female dancer. figure wears white garment, animal skin wrap, ankle bracelets, and a large hat-like platform with six carved painted human heads attached. the figure holds a dance wand in each hand. a) figure, b) hat, c-h) heads, i, j) wands.

Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-7683, described as Figure; wood, hand on stomach; triangular face; helmet cap; white paint. Heavy general wear, split side, insect holes, broken base. Evaluation: $300.00

Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-10253, described as Figure representing Mosi musician playing palm drum; cast iron; painted plaster? filling and decoration representing clothing.

Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-10254, described as Figure representing Mosi musician playing flute; cast iron; painted plaster? filling and decoration representing clothing.

Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-10252, described as Figure representing Mosi musician playing palm drum; cast iron; painted plaster? filling and decoration representing clothing.

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Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-16238a,b, described as Yoruba caricature of Queen Victoria, possibly 1943. Thomas Ona, carver. Queen wears white garment with red jewelry and decoration plus headcloth and crown; a fan is held in the right hand; her name is carved into the lower edge and painted black; a) figure, b) fan

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Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-16255, described as Ibo doll, carved wood; coated in paint on ail forming a black surface; figure has short stumpy arms, prominent navel, 3 bands at hips. Conservation: Feet and parts of both hands are broken; drying cracks and gauges in several places; considerable use and wear.

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Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-16254, described as Ashanti female fertility doll, carved, painted; large disk head with small features, T-shaped arms + body; body pedestal type with breasts, navel, neck rings. back of head incised with stylized hair design. 3 holes in edge of disk and one in each arm. Conservation: Paint rubbed away on back of base; holes at top of head broken through, abraison at left front of head.

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Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-7644, described as figure; a carved wood standing male figure of a rich man with left arm extended, right arm holding a figure staff, he wears a hat with a bird on top of it. letters painted on his torso OLU WO OBA OLO WONLA H. 47 cm. W. 33 cm.

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Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-16239a-j, described as caricature figure of masked female dancer. figure wears white garment, animal skin wrap, ankle bracelets, and a large hat-like platform with six carved painted human heads attached. the figure holds a dance wand in each hand. a) figure, b) hat, c-h) heads, i, j) wands.

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Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-7683, described as Figure; wood, hand on stomach; triangular face; helmet cap; white paint. Heavy general wear, split side, insect holes, broken base. Evaluation: $300.00

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FigureRemove constraint Object name: Figure37 objects

Carvings (visual works)14 objects
Sculpture (visual works)14 objects
Drums (membranophones)5 objects
Membranophones (drums and other instruments that produce sound via vibrating membranes)5 objects
Musical instruments5 objects
Sound devices (equipment)5 objects
Grinding stones1 objects
Ground stone1 objects
Masks (costume)1 objects
Mortars (grinding tools)1 objects

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ethnography37 objects

image22 objects
legacy documentation19 objects

Africa35 objects
Western Africa30 objects
Burkina Faso15 objects
British West Africa (historic)13 objects
Nigeria9 objects
Lagos State, Nigeria5 objects
Lagos, Nigeria5 objects
Ghana4 objects
Arizona2 objects
Central Africa2 objects

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Current results range from 1944 to 1995

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[Missing]11 objects

William Russell Bascom18 objects
Berta Bascom17 objects
LeRoy M. Law2 objects
Jane E. Gregory1 objects
Joan McHale1 objects
Sarah J. Gregory1 objects

Berta Bascom33 objects
William Russell Bascom17 objects
LeRoy M. Law2 objects
Jane E. Gregory1 objects
Joan McHale1 objects
Sarah J. Gregory1 objects

African cultures33 objects
Western African cultures31 objects
Mossi15 objects
Yoruba10 objects
Yoruba cluster10 objects
Akan cluster3 objects
Ashanti3 objects
Twi peoples3 objects
American cultures2 objects
Bantu2 objects

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Thomas Ona5 objects
Elsie Benally [Navajo]1 objects
Sam Benally [Navajo]1 objects

Paint (coating)Remove constraint Materials: Paint (coating)37 objects
Wood (plant material)22 objects
Iron (metal)15 objects
Plaster15 objects
Leather2 objects
Clay1 objects
Cotton (textile)1 objects
Ink1 objects
Metal1 objects
Rabbit fur1 objects

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Acc.281916 objects
Acc.473916 objects
Acc.24452 objects
Acc.24601 objects
Acc.47091 objects
Acc.47731 objects

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Current results range from 1967 to 2009

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5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions27 objects
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)7 objects
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies1 objects

S1968-1969 #141: Dominican College of San Rafael (June 10, 1969–July 22, 1969)7 objects
S1968-1969 #39: Contra Costa College (November 18, 1968–December 27, 1968)2 objects
S1968-1969 #87: College of Marin (April 3, 1969–May 2, 1969)2 objects
S1965-1966 #15: Oakland Public Museum (September 16, 1965–November 10, 1965)1 objects
S1969-1970 #32: Santa Rosa Junior College (October 24, 1969–October 31, 1969)1 objects
S1970-1971 #150: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (October 23, 1970–May 18, 1971)1 objects
S1971-1972 #18: California State University, Sacramento (September 23, 1971–October 28, 1971)1 objects
S1972-1973 #107: Museum of International Folk Art (February 5, 1973–unknown)1 objects
S1981-1982 #36: National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution (February 1, 1982–September 20, 1983)1 objects
S1984-1985 #11: Fowler Museum of Cultural History (UC Los Angeles) (September 17, 1984–January 4, 1985)1 objects

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