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Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 2-48506, described as Coiled raffia basket. Round with flat base. Green stripes on natural ground.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 2-45958, described as Hobby basket, flat base, out-curving sides, brown triangles around rim, single rod foundation with raffia stitches. Made by non-Indian female hobbyist for recreation.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket with lid, accession number 2-21367a,b, described as Hobby basket of coiled raffia material; a) bowl shaped base with black-outlined red rectangles around outside, irregular diamonds on base, rim diameter 23 cm; b) lid, with black outlined red irregular diamonds, rim diameter 24 cm
Hearst Museum object titled Basket with lid, accession number 2-45961a,b, described as Hobby basket. Coiled pine needle foundation with brown raffia stiches. A)squat base with two double handles B)lid with pine cone finial
Hearst Museum object titled Basket with lid, accession number 2-57685a,b, described as Hobby basket; coiled, globular hobby basket, raffia and string; exterior badly faded; green, yellow, red and orange; blue unfaded on interior plus other colors; a) basket, height 9.5 cm; b) lid, diameter 11.5 cm. White woman’s “hobby basket” of the type done ca. 1905-1930 under the influence of magazine articles.
Hearst Museum object titled Beer strainer, accession number 5-6018, described as Beer strainer to strain homemade beer
Hearst Museum object titled Belt, accession number 5-16702, described as woven raffia band decorated with cowry shells, 15 mounted on brown fabric with snap closures. Conservation: Several breaks in woven segment. Rather crude workmanship associated with mounting to fabric base.
Hearst Museum object titled Belt, accession number 5-16740, described as woven raffia belt; natural ground with blue-green band on each side on diamond shaped pattern down center. finished with a point at each end.
Hearst Museum object titled Brush, accession number 5-7221, described as Raffia brush; in shape of tortoise, blue and purple stripes. 10.5 x 19 cms. Part of African art teaching set. Collected pre 1968.
Hearst Museum object titled Cloth, accession number 5-7038a,b, described as a) unfinished cloth, white cotton, plain weave, doubled, pleated, tied at intervals w/ raffia; 43.5 x 5 cm. b) finished pattern of (a), indigo-dyed cotton; stripes over imprint; 81.3 x 36.3 cm.

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