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Museum number:
5-16342
Culture or time period:
Tsogo
Object class:
Axes (tools) and Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
length 35.7 centimeters, width 6.5 centimeters, and height 24.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1967
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:
depth 8 centimeters and height 18 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 and Lele
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:
5-8784
Culture or time period:
Lele
Object class:
Drums (membranophones)
Function:
5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Dimensions:
depth 22.8 centimeters and height 2.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1964
Museum number:
5-14331
Culture or time period:
Ba Kuba
Object class:
Drums (membranophones)
Function:
5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments and 5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Dimensions:
height 27.3 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1968
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
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
Museum number:
5-8785
Culture or time period:
Ba Yaka
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:
height 47 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Kwango Region, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1964
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