Collection place: Abeokuta, Nigeria / Year collected: [Missing] / Accession year: [Missing] - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Divining bell tapper, accession number 5-15495, described as divining bell tapper, wood, handcarved; squatting male human figure with beads around neck and stomach, atop round wood handle; handle well polished from usage, but cracked near middle; L 28.3 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-15490, described as mask, helmet type, wood, handcarved; stylized human face in low relief, painted red; words "iyalode" and "ecuyai" incised across forehead; stylized black hair fastened in top knot; H ca. 24.0 cm. x L (lips to back of head) ca 28.0 cm.