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Hearst Museum object titled Certificate, accession number 5-14108c, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Certificate, accession number 5-14107c, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Chair, accession number 5-11724, described as Chair, Zaire, Chokwe (Tu-Chokwe). March, 1976. 5-11724, acc no. 3219, file code 3.1. Collector: Axel M. Peterson. Donor: Exchange with M.H. DeYoung Mem. <us. for 5-3202 (Univ. Endowment Fund). Materials, techniques: carved dark brown wood Context of use: (includes role in trade) Chief's chair. The standing female figures represent female ancestral couple. Description: Chair; small carved dark brown wood chair; posts at rear surmounted by standing anthropomorphic female figures; panel in-between has incised geom. designs and mask-like anthropomorphic head; 4 stretchers carved with incised geom. designs; h. 41 cm.; w. seat 22 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Chair, accession number 5-7946, described as Chair for chief/chair; 4 legged wooden chair; legs carved; open back; joined with brass plating; height: 52.5 cm, width: 31 cm. Furniture for chief; status symbol, symbol of office
Hearst Museum object titled Cloth, accession number 3-15625, described as large embroidered cloth, polychrome on navy blue, 4 heads and diamond
Hearst Museum object titled Cloth, accession number 3-15644, described as Navy blue cloth with polychrome all over border patterns
Hearst Museum object titled Cloth, accession number 3-15665, described as White fringed cloth with polychrome patterned stripes.
Hearst Museum object titled Cloth, accession number 3-15661, described as Faced, striped cloth with narrow warp, hemmed.
Hearst Museum object titled Cloth, accession number 3-15636, described as Cloth with polychrome embroidery of man leading donkey with boy on turquoise blue background
Hearst Museum object titled Cloth, accession number 3-15666, described as Small blue cloth with polychrome embroidered Indian men

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