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1. Animal figure

Museum number:
5-11695
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:
length 20 centimeters, width 8.5 centimeters, and height 17 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ghana
Collection date:
1944

2. Bark cloth

Museum number:
5-10290
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Object class:
Textile samples
Function:
8.3 For Manufacturing
Dimensions:
width 133 centimeters and length 177 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1943

3. Bark cloth

Museum number:
5-10291
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Object class:
Textile samples
Function:
8.0 Use not specified (Raw Materials)
Dimensions:
width 139 centimeters and length 183.5 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1943

4. Bowl

Museum number:
5-13489
Culture or time period:
Baule
Object class:
Bowls (vessels) and Carvings (visual works)
Function:
1.5 Household
Dimensions:
diameter 36 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Cote d'Ivoire
Collection date:
1972

5. Box and lid

Museum number:
5-16367a,b
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Object class:
Boxes (containers)
Dimensions:
a— width 3.5 centimeters, b— length 6.7 centimeters, b— width 3.2 centimeters, a— height 2.9 centimeters, b— height 1.5 centimeters, and a— length 6.3 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ghana
Collection date:
1943

6. Bust

Museum number:
5-4885
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Object class:
Busts (sculpture) and Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
height 23 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Achimota, Ghana
Collection date:
1943-1944

7. Bust

Museum number:
5-4884
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Object class:
Busts (sculpture)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
height 23.5 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Achimota, Ghana
Collection date:
1943-1944

8. Comb

Museum number:
5-16427
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Object class:
Combs (grooming tools)
Function:
1.8 Toilet Articles
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ghana

9. Comb

Museum number:
5-16425
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Object class:
Combs (grooming tools)
Function:
1.8 Toilet Articles
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ghana

10. Comb

Museum number:
5-16431
Culture or time period:
Baule
Object class:
Combs (grooming tools)
Function:
1.8 Toilet Articles
Dimensions:
height 25.8 centimeters and width 6.7 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ghana
Collection date:
1975