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Hearst Museum object titled Bell, accession number 5-15677, described as bell, iron; flattened tube with elongated carrying or hanging hook; no clapper; L 11.0 cm x 3.7 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Bell, accession number 5-15676, described as bell (?), iron; elongated hollow cone; L 12.9 cm x Dia 1.5 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Dance rattle, accession number 5-15669, described as dance rattle; wrought iron; oval ankle opening with rattle chamber at each end of oval; 2 pr. of iron rings attached to loops outside oval; L 13.5 cm x W 13.2 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Drum, accession number 5-8784, described as Lele (Bashilele) Drum. Purchases 1964, from Agnes M. Vanderleenen, 19 Rue de Joncker, Bruxelles. $110 + $75.61 shipping.

Hearst Museum object titled Drum, accession number 5-14331, described as Drum (kopl); small columnar standing drum with finely engraved wide geometric band at top; leather head has two damaged areas and is attached with wood nails, some missing;

Hearst Museum object titled Drum, accession number 5-13707, described as drum; standing drum, wood cylinder, 5 human figures in relief; 4 feet; head badly damaged, several pegs damaged; h. 77 cm. [Yoruba Drum. Purchased 1970, Old Curiosity Shop, L.A., $892.50 ($850.00 + $42.50 tax). For Shango: note Ose, sere: ose inside found]

Hearst Museum object titled Drum and drumstick, accession number 5-10281a,b, described as (a) drum, "pressure"; hour glass shape; wood body; hide top and base; leather reinforcement around top and abse; cloth strap (b) drumstick; wood; curved with knob at one end

Hearst Museum object titled Drum stick, accession number 5-15997, described as drum stick. used on pressure drum. straight contact area wrapped with 3-tone blue [handwritten on card: cloth] that is tied on. 1/2 way down, the stick curves and ends in a round flat-tip. resembles an [handwritten on card: ?] 32.7 cm long.

Hearst Museum object titled Hand piano, accession number 5-10261, described as Metallophone made from a gourd; broken. (Ibo “piano”). (Enugu, 1945). Length: 23.0 cm. Broken.

Hearst Museum object titled Rattle, accession number 5-14324, described as rattle; gourd w/ 2 excised diamond bands, engraved band of triangles; l. 32.5 cm.