Object class: Sculpture (visual works) / Donor: LeRoy M. Law / Culture or time period: Yoruba cluster - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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1. Bell tapper

Museum number:: 5-11736
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:: height 47.5 centimeters
Collector:: LeRoy M. Law
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: before 1968

2. Bowl and cover

Museum number:: 5-7637a,b
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Bowls (vessels) and Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 1.5 Household
Dimensions:: width 30 centimeters and height 26 centimeters
Collector:: LeRoy M. Law
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: ca. 1967

3. Bowl and lid

Museum number:: 5-7669a,b
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Bowls (vessels), Carvings (visual works), and Gourds (plant components)
Function:: 1.5 Household
Dimensions:: height 6.5 centimeters and diameter 21.5 centimeters
Collector:: LeRoy M. Law
Collection place:: Africa
Collection date:: ca. 1967

4. Bust

Museum number:: 5-7273
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Busts (sculpture) and Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:: height 19 centimeters
Collector:: LeRoy M. Law
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: before 1968

5. 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

6. Dog figure

Museum number:: 5-7645
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:: width 25 centimeters and height 24 centimeters
Collector:: LeRoy M. Law
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: ca. 1967

7. Doll

Museum number:: 5-7265
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Dolls (figurines)
Function:: 6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children
Dimensions:: height 21 centimeters
Collector:: LeRoy M. Law
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: before 1968

8. Drum

Museum number:: 5-7671a,b
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Carvings (visual works) and Drums (membranophones)
Function:: 5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Dimensions:: a— height 32 centimeters, a— diameter 30 centimeters, and b— length 40 centimeters
Collector:: LeRoy M. Law
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: ca. 1967

9. Ere ibeji figure

Museum number:: 5-7638
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 22 centimeters and width 9 centimeters
Collector:: LeRoy M. Law
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: ca. 1967

10. Ere ibeji figure

Museum number:: 5-7636
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:: width 10 centimeters and height 25 centimeters
Collector:: LeRoy M. Law
Collection place:: Southwest Nigeria
Collection date:: ca. 1967