Collection place: Western Africa / Donor: Joan Wescott / Materials: Brass (alloy) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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1. Ere ibeji figure

Museum number:: 5-14883
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 31.7 centimeters
Collector:: Joan Wescott
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

2. Ere ibeji figure

Museum number:: 5-14867a
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 28.4 centimeters
Collector:: Joan Wescott
Collection place:: Ogbomosho, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

3. Ere ibeji figure

Museum number:: 5-14889
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Carvings (visual works) and 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 25 centimeters
Collector:: Joan Wescott
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

4. Ere ibeji figure

Museum number:: 5-14867b
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:: Ogbomosho, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

5. Gold dust box

Museum number:: 5-15240a,b
Culture or time period:: Ashanti
Function:: 7.4 Non-issued Media of Exchange, Symbolic Valuables, and Associated Containers
Dimensions:: b— height 1 centimeters, b— width 2.8 centimeters, b— length 2.8 centimeters, a— width 2.7 centimeters, a— height 1.5 centimeters, and a— length 2.7 centimeters
Collector:: Joan Wescott
Collection place:: Ghana
Collection date:: unknown