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1. Axe

Museum number:: 5-16341
Culture or time period:: Ba Luba
Object class:: Axes (tools) and Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 1.0 Use not specified (Utensils, Implements, and Conveyances)
Dimensions:: width 8 centimeters and height 48 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1964

2. Axe

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:: width 6.5 centimeters, length 35.7 centimeters, and height 24.5 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1967

3. Axe blade

Museum number:: 5-16497
Object class:: Axes (tools)
Function:: 1.9 Multiple Utility
Dimensions:: width 7.6 centimeters and length 29.5 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Africa

4. Axe handle

Museum number:: 5-14323
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Axes (tools)
Function:: 1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Dimensions:: height 48.5 centimeters
Collector:: Baba Kaba and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: 1970

5. Letter opener

Museum number:: 5-15953
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Letter openers
Function:: 1.5 Household
Dimensions:: length 17 centimeters and width 1.7 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: 1942-1945

6. Letter opener

Museum number:: 5-15954
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Letter openers
Function:: 1.5 Household
Dimensions:: length 17.5 centimeters and width 1.7 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: 1942-1945