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Hearst Museum object titled Carved wooden paddle, accession number 11-43918, described as club, overall diamond shape head w/ four concave diamonds at top; dark reddish brown; hardwood; polished; l. 72 cm. max. w. head 13 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Ceramic jug, accession number 5-15313, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Club, accession number 11-43917, described as club, rounded spade shaped head; brown; hardwood; polished; l. 82 cm. max. w. head 9 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Container and lid, accession number 9-18671a,b, described as Lacquer box; octagonal, notched closure; glossy dk blue interior, multi-colored exterior, painted scenes of Persian miniatures; male and female figures in a floral background; a) box; painted figures with animals; b) lid; row of animals painted below figures
Hearst Museum object titled Cowries, accession number 5-15317a,b, described as cowries; (a) strand of lt. brown cowries (doubled), on cotton cordage; strand is incomplete; l. 18 cm.; (b) bracelet (?) of yellowish white cowries on cotton cordage; diam. 8 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Cowrie shells, accession number 5-15316, described as cowrie shells, off-white, doubled; 7 strands (several re-attached at Museum); maximum length 117 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Dancing staff, accession number 5-15219, described as dancing staff; reddish brown wood w/ double axehead motif at top (6 engraved elliptical eyes on each face); string of cowries attached at base; l. 18.5 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Dancing staff, accession number 5-15217, described as dancing staff; reddish brown encrusted wood; standing female w/ shell bead band at abdomen, iron ringlet at neck and left ankle, red and white bead strand below ringlet; carved w/ double-bladed axe motif above head, axe has two engraved eyes (?) on front; l. 71.3 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Dancing staff, accession number 5-15218, described as dancing staff, reddish brown wood; kneeling female w/ separately carved double axe blades attached w/ iron spike above head; necklace of tiny brown beads and 2 larger red beads; 2 leather thong wrist straps attached through perforation at base; l. 31.7 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Demeter figurine, accession number 8-9351, described as Figurine; Terracotta. Goddess figure (Demeter) of “pappades” type. Tall headdress, large disk earrings and shoulder plates, hollow base, restored at British Museum.

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