Collection place: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo / Donor: Berta Bascom / Culture or time period: Bantu - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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2. 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, width 1.2 centimeters, and height 1.1 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Leopoldville, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa
Collection date:: 1944

3. Head

Museum number:: 5-11691
Culture or time period:: Chokwe
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Maker or artist:: Mashitolo Mwata Zola
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:: height 19.5 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1944

4. Knife & fork rest

Museum number:: 5-16330
Culture or time period:: Ba Pende
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 1.5 Household
Dimensions:: length 2.8 centimeters, height 14.5 centimeters, and width 1.1 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Leopoldville, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa
Collection date:: 1944

5. Mask

Museum number:: 5-10176
Culture or time period:: Chokwe
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Maker or artist:: Mashitolo Mwata Zola
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

6. Mask

Museum number:: 5-10175
Culture or time period:: Chokwe
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Maker or artist:: Mashitolo Mwata Zola
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Collection place:: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

7. Mask

Museum number:: 5-13706
Culture or time period:: Ba Kuba
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:: height 32 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1972

8. Mask

Museum number:: 5-12973
Culture or time period:: Ba Salampasu
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:: height 37 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1965

9. Mask

Museum number:: 5-12913
Culture or time period:: Ba Kuba
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:: height 46 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1968

10. Napkin ring

Museum number:: 5-16329
Culture or time period:: Ba Pende
Object class:: Napkin rings
Function:: 1.5 Household
Dimensions:: length 7.2 centimeters, height 6.9 centimeters, and width 6.4 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Leopoldville, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa

11. Necklace

Museum number:: 5-16446
Culture or time period:: Ba Pende
Object class:: Necklaces
Function:: 2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Leopoldville, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa