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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
Museum number:
5-4893
Culture or time period:
Bamun
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Cameroon
Museum number:
5-11724
Culture or time period:
Chokwe
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Collector:
Axel M. Peterson
Collection place:
Zaire, Central Africa, Africa
Collection date:
March, 1976
Museum number:
5-13050
Culture or time period:
Teke
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
height 30.3 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1968
Museum number:
5-16340
Culture or time period:
Ba Kuba and Chokwe
Object class:
Cups (drinking vessels)
Function:
1.5 Household
Dimensions:
height 16 centimeters and width 11.6 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1964
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
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
Museum number:
5-12977
Culture or time period:
Ba Kuba
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
Museum number:
5-7692
Culture or time period:
Babanki
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Collection place:
Cameroon
Museum number:
5-7693
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Collector:
Paul Gebauer
Collection place:
Cameroon
Collection date:
before 1950