Collection place: British West Africa (historic) / Donor: LeRoy M. Law / Loans: S1971-1972 #49: Martin Luther King Jr. High School /Lou Sarna (November 9, 1971–November 22, 1971) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Collection place British West Africa (historic) Donor LeRoy M. Law Loans S1971-1972 #49: Martin Luther King Jr. High School /Lou Sarna (November 9, 1971–November 22, 1971)

1. Basket

Museum number:: 5-7272
Object class:: Baskets (containers)
Collector:: LeRoy M. Law
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: pre-1968

2. Coin purse

Museum number:: 5-7226
Object class:: Coin purses
Function:: 7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Collector:: LeRoy M. Law
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: pre-1968

3. Column

Museum number:: 5-7261
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
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:: height 49.5 centimeters
Collector:: LeRoy M. Law
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: before 1968

4. Cushion

Museum number:: 5-7237
Culture or time period:: Hausa
Collector:: LeRoy M. Law
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: pre-1968

5. Divination bowl

Museum number:: 5-7228
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:: width 16.5 centimeters and height 23 centimeters
Collector:: LeRoy M. Law
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: before 1968

6. Ere ibeji figure

Museum number:: 5-7236
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 25 centimeters
Collector:: LeRoy M. Law
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: before 1968

7. Figure

Museum number:: 5-7269
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:: height 37 centimeters
Collector:: LeRoy M. Law
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: before 1968

8. Figure

Museum number:: 5-7268
Collector:: LeRoy M. Law
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: pre-1968

9. Figure

Museum number:: 5-7247
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:: height 10 centimeters
Collector:: LeRoy M. Law
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: before 1968

10. Gourd bowl

Museum number:: 5-7263
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Bowls (vessels)
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:: diameter 30 centimeters
Collector:: LeRoy M. Law
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: before 1968