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Hearst Museum object titled Animal horn, accession number 5-14360, described as Trumpet, patinated red-stained elephant tusk. Damaged at base, modified at tip with opening. Incised linear dots. Length 40.5 centimeters. Purchased for $300, August 1983.

Hearst Museum object titled Cat skin, accession number 5-1895c, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Drum, accession number 5-1916, described as Standing drum (Mbang); height: 36½ inches; diameter: 11 inches.

Hearst Museum object titled Egyptian flute, accession number 5-8609, described as A pair of reed flutes. (a) Divided into 3 segments with burned-in spiral circles and crosses. Two reed plugs also attached with string. (b) Carved x's, triangles, and screen patterns. Patterns are stained with red dye.

Hearst Museum object titled Harp, accession number 5-1896, described as with bag of strings

Hearst Museum object titled Harp, accession number 5-1895a-c, described as Eight-stringed harp with (b) carved head and (c) cat skin(ngombi mbiri); 29" (73.66cm) h harp type employed in syncretist cult of Bwiti and Mbiri harp fabricated for cult in late 1930's.

Hearst Museum object titled Scale part, accession number 9-13629a-d, described as Balance; a - beam ivory, 32 cm long; b - pan, brass, diam. 6.5 cm; c - weight, brass, 2.5 cm; d - case, bamboo, fiddle shape, some worm damage, 35 cm long; two red tassels. China, Hong Kong ("allegedly picked up in New Territories") native name: Ten-ping - balance; Lie-tang - 1/100 tael scale Materials: Ivory, brass, silk, cotton, bamboo For weighing small amounts of jewelry, drugs, etc. Weight is slid along marked bean, each dot signifying a unit. Red tassels affect balance as well. Made by men - not a hereditary craft. Unity of measure is 1/100 tael; usually go up to 8 taels or 1/2 a catty - slightly more than 8 ounces. Purchased in curio/second hand shop.