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1. Anklet or bracelet

Museum number:
5-16761
Object class:
Anklets
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Dimensions:
min— diameter 0.5 centimeters, max— length 1.2 centimeters, max— diameter 1 centimeters, and min— length 1 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Western Africa

2. Bag

Museum number:
5-10841
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Bags (generic containers)
Maker or artist:
Araba
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
width 27.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Agana, Benue State, Nigeria
Collection date:
March 1938

3. Beads

Museum number:
5-16467
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Beads (pierced objects)
Function:
8.0 Use not specified (Raw Materials)
Dimensions:
length 19.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria

4. Bells

Museum number:
5-16762
Object class:
Bells (idiophones)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Dimensions:
min— diameter 0.5 centimeters, max— diameter 1 centimeters, min— length 0.9 centimeters, and max— length 1.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Western Africa

5. Belt

Museum number:
5-16734
Object class:
Belts (costume accessories)
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Dimensions:
length 128 centimeters and width 4.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria

6. Blanket

Museum number:
5-16402
Object class:
Blankets (coverings)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Dimensions:
length 210 centimeters and width 110 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ghana

7. Blanket

Museum number:
5-16406
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Blankets (coverings)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Dimensions:
length 202.5 centimeters, fringe— length 3 centimeters, fringe— length 2.5 centimeters, and width 114.8 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:
1962

8. Blanket

Museum number:
5-16391
Culture or time period:
Hausa
Object class:
Blankets (coverings)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Dimensions:
length 203 centimeters and width 116 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Accra, Ghana
Collection date:
1943

9. Cloth

Museum number:
5-16390
Object class:
Textile samples
Function:
8.3 For Manufacturing
Dimensions:
width 180.5 centimeters and length 275 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Kumasi, Ghana
Collection date:
1943

10. Cushion

Museum number:
5-15503
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Dimensions:
diameter 32.5 centimeters and height 19 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
unknown