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1. Busts

Museum number:
5-13693a,b
Culture or time period:
Benin and Bini Tribe
Object class:
Busts (sculpture) and Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Lagos, Nigeria
Collection date:
1944

2. Container and lid

Museum number:
5-3359a,b
Culture or time period:
Bini Tribe
Object class:
Containers (receptacles)
Function:
1.5 Household
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Benin City, Nigeria
Collection date:
July 1963

3. Drum with beater

Museum number:
5-13859a,b
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Drums (membranophones) and Percussion beaters
Function:
5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Dimensions:
a— height 46 centimeters and b— length 24.7 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
ca. 1943

4. Head

Museum number:
5-3429
Culture or time period:
Bini Tribe
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Collection place:
Nigeria

5. Textile

Museum number:
5-5335
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Textile samples
Function:
8.3 For Manufacturing
Collection place:
Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria