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Start Over Collection place Democratic Republic of the Congo Collector William Russell Bascom Donor Berta Bascom

1. Axe

Museum number:
5-16342
Culture or time period:
Tsogo
Object class:
Axes (tools) and Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
width 6.5 centimeters, length 35.7 centimeters, and height 24.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1967

2. Box

Museum number:
5-11702a
Culture or time period:
Ba Kuba
Object class:
Boxes (containers)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1964

3. Box

Museum number:
5-8787a
Culture or time period:
Ba Kuba
Object class:
Boxes (containers)
Function:
1.0 Use not specified (Utensils, Implements, and Conveyances)
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1964

4. Buttons

Museum number:
5-16415a-h
Culture or time period:
Ba Pende
Object class:
Buttons (fasteners) and Masks (costume)
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Dimensions:
length 3.3 centimeters, height 1.1 centimeters, and width 1.2 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Leopoldville, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa
Collection date:
1944

5. Cup

Museum number:
5-13481
Culture or time period:
Ba Kuba
Object class:
Cups (drinking vessels)
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Dimensions:
height 15.3 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1964

6. Cup

Museum number:
5-8786
Culture or time period:
Ba Kuba
Object class:
Carvings (visual works) and Cups (drinking vessels)
Function:
1.5 Household
Dimensions:
height 18 centimeters and depth 8 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1964

7. Divination animal

Museum number:
5-12977
Culture or time period:
Ba Kuba and Lele
Object class:
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:
length 28 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1968

8. Drum

Museum number:
5-14331
Culture or time period:
Ba Kuba
Object class:
Drums (membranophones)
Function:
5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments and 5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Dimensions:
height 27.3 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1968

9. Drum

Museum number:
5-8784
Culture or time period:
Lele
Object class:
Drums (membranophones)
Function:
5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Dimensions:
height 2.5 centimeters and depth 22.8 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1964

10. Figure

Museum number:
5-15658
Culture or time period:
Ba Luba
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
height 23.3 centimeters and width 7.4 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Katanga province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

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