Collection place: Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria / Donor: Joan Wescott / Culture or time period: African cultures - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Collection place Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria Donor Joan Wescott Culture or time period African cultures

1. Emblems

Museum number:: 5-15212a,b
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: b— length 24.3 centimeters and a— length 24.5 centimeters
Collector:: Joan Wescott
Collection place:: Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1956

2. Ere ibeji figure

Museum number:: 5-14891
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Ere ibeji
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: height 28 centimeters
Collector:: Joan Wescott
Collection place:: Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

3. Ere ibeji figure

Museum number:: 5-14894
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Ere ibeji
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: height 31.3 centimeters
Collector:: Joan Wescott
Collection place:: Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

4. Ere ibeji figure

Museum number:: 5-14892
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Ere ibeji
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: height 24.5 centimeters
Collector:: Joan Wescott
Collection place:: Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

5. Ere ibeji figure

Museum number:: 5-14881
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Ere ibeji
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: height 28.7 centimeters
Collector:: Joan Wescott
Collection place:: Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

6. Face mask

Museum number:: 5-15205
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:: length 34 centimeters
Collector:: Joan Wescott
Collection place:: Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

7. Figure w/ bowl

Museum number:: 5-15206
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Bowls (vessels)
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: height 28 centimeters
Collector:: Joan Wescott
Collection place:: Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

8. Figure w/ bowl

Museum number:: 5-15202
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Bowls (vessels)
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: height 42 centimeters
Collector:: Joan Wescott
Collection place:: Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

9. Rattle

Museum number:: 5-15203
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Musical rattles
Function:: 5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Dimensions:: height 44.5 centimeters
Collector:: Joan Wescott
Collection place:: Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown