Object name: Cup / Collection place: British West Africa (historic) / Donor: Berta Bascom - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Object name Cup Collection place British West Africa (historic) Donor Berta Bascom

Hearst Museum object titled Cup, accession number 5-10840, described as cup; divining cup, dark-stained carved wood; standing cock on self base, hollowed-out bowl on bird's back; base is cracked and damaged; incised geom. decorations; h. 20.6 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Cup, accession number 5-15652, described as divining cup, wood, handcarved; seated woman on round disc base, supporting peg shaped post on each side; shallow hemispherical cup balanced on head; incised design on rim and on four tabs underneath rim; dark brown coloration; split in base; rim dia 12.1 cm x h 14.3 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Cup, accession number 5-15653, described as divining cup, wood, handcarved; kneeling goat (?) on round base supporting bowl/cup on back and horns; incised designs on goat's rump & flanks; incised dentate design on rim of bowl; H Rim dia 16.1 x h 19.5 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Cup, accession number 5-12901, described as divining cup, carved wood w/ gentian blue, red-brown and white pigmentation; squatting carved rooster surmounted by round bowl; oval base w/ zigzag edge; h. 19.4 cm.