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1. Amulet/ leg rattle

Museum number:: 5-15424
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Amulets
Function:: 5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: width 14.8 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

2. Axe handle

Museum number:: 5-14323
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Axes (tools)
Function:: 1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Dimensions:: height 48.5 centimeters
Collector:: Baba Kaba and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: 1970

3. Bag

Museum number:: 5-10841
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Bags (generic containers)
Maker or artist:: Araba
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: width 27.5 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Agana, Benue State, Nigeria
Collection date:: March 1938

4. Basket top

Museum number:: 5-14325
Culture or time period:: Hausa
Object class:: Baskets (containers)
Function:: 1.5 Household
Collection place:: Nigeria

5. Bell

Museum number:: 5-15421
Culture or time period:: Benin and Yoruba
Object class:: Bells (idiophones)
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: height 16 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: 1970

6. Bookends?

Museum number:: 5-14333a,b
Object class:: Bookends
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Collection place:: Africa

7. Bowl

Museum number:: 5-15514
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Bowls (vessels) and Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: diameter 25.2 centimeters and height 38 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: 1943

8. Bowl and lid

Museum number:: 5-15513a,b
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Bowls (vessels) and Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: a— height 12 centimeters, a— diameter 13.6 centimeters, and b— height 16.2 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

9. Comb

Museum number:: 5-15499
Culture or time period:: Landuma
Object class:: Combs (grooming tools)
Function:: 1.8 Toilet Articles
Dimensions:: length 29.8 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Guinea

10. Crown

Museum number:: 5-15420
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: diameter 17 centimeters, length 26 centimeters, and height 16 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

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