Object class: Bracelets (jewelry) / Donor: Berta Bascom / Culture or time period: Yoruba cluster

Start Over Object class Bracelets (jewelry) Donor Berta Bascom Culture or time period Yoruba cluster

Museum number:: 5-15959
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Bracelets (jewelry)
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: length 19.5 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

Museum number:: 5-15671
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Bracelets (jewelry), Drumsticks (percussion beaters), and Miniature (size attribute)
Function:: 5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: diameter 7.5 centimeters and length 9 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

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