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Hearst Museum object titled Anklet or bracelet, accession number 5-16761, described as brass bells (74) strung on a cotton cord to form a bracelet or anklet. bells are round with concentric circle design cast into the surface and a loop at top.
Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 5-16722, described as leather drawstring bag; natural leather of 3 panels decorated with stitched bands bordering a small rectangle of dark brown piping between panels. braided leather and tasseled drawstring. dark brown leather harder around top edge. Conservation: Very brittle, has been wet. muddy around part of bottom.
Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 5-16721, described as leather draw string bag. dark brown leather decorated with stitched bands of 5 narrow strips of white and blue dyed leather. round bottom attached to body with white piping constructed of three panels of white piping between panels. finished with one row of blue dyed leather stitching around top edge. tasseled drawstrings and are of sienna colored leather with tassels bound in white leather. Conservation: 1 drawsting half torn; worn from use
Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 5-16723, described as leather drawstring bag formed of 2 panels joined by a single band which forms sides and bottom of bag. side panels constructed with brown leather top section (8.5cm x 14.5 cm) sewn to a woven leather panel (brown/black/white/blue) bordered on each side by a black band and brown leather fringes.
Hearst Museum object titled Basketry cap, accession number 5-13016, described as Basketry cap., Sierra Leone, Sherbro Mission, Sherbro attr. 1884. 5-13016, acc no. 3198. File code: 2.1 Orig. No. 4. Collector: Rev. E.C. Lemmon through Rev. R. West. Donor: Mrs. Jane Erickson. Materials, techniques: Raffia matting in plainweave Context of use: Cap Description: Cap; fine plain-weave raffia; encircling bands of brown, light blue and yellow on straw-colored ground; tassel of raffia in center; rim diam. ca. 17 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Bells, accession number 5-16762, described as string of brass bells (14) in 3 sizes (12 large, 1 small, 1 tiny). cast bronze round with attachment loop. decorated with concentric rings; slit opening in base brass pellet in each forms "clapper".
Hearst Museum object titled Bracelet, accession number 5-16769, described as braided copper wire bracelet with silver plated copper terminals. cuff type. Conservation: Silver coating is worn from much at the surface and each terminal.
Hearst Museum object titled Cane, accession number 5-16410, described as carved wooden cane. top carved w/ bifaced human image, the bodies of which form the curved handle - female down handle; male down cane shaft.
Hearst Museum object titled Cap, accession number 5-10150, described as Ibibio raffia cap, plaited; Ikot Ekpene; (1945). Green; Diameter: 19.0 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Dress, accession number 5-15856, described as Dress. Tie-dyed blue and white dress with machine embroidery at neck, front, and sleeve hems. Consists of one piece of cloth folded over at shoulders (and 3 pieces cloth used as facings for neck and sleeves), cut and sewn to form long dress. Attached tag reads “2”, “A Palmer - 1976 - blue cotton tie dye dress - blue and white machine embroidery around neck and sleeves and on chest - Abedjan, Ivory Coast”. Shoulders to hem: 142 cm. Across shoulders: 98.5cm.

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