Collection place: British West Africa (historic) / Donor: William Russell Bascom / Accession number: Acc.2308 - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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1. Basket

Museum number:: 5-6356
Object class:: Baskets (containers)
Function:: 1.5 Household
Dimensions:: length 64 centimeters, height 32 centimeters, and width 38 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Ghana
Collection date:: 1944

2. Comb

Museum number:: 5-6343
Object class:: Combs (grooming tools)
Function:: 1.8 Toilet Articles
Dimensions:: width 8 centimeters and length 22.5 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Accra, Ghana
Collection date:: 1944

3. Comb

Museum number:: 5-6344
Object class:: Combs (grooming tools)
Function:: 1.8 Toilet Articles
Dimensions:: length 19 centimeters and width 5 centimeters
Collection place:: Accra, Ghana
Collection date:: 1944

4. Dance staff

Museum number:: 5-6352
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:: width 13.2 centimeters and length 56 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1960

5. Fertility figurine

Museum number:: 5-6334
Culture or time period:: Ashanti
Object class:: Figurines
Function:: 5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: length 33 centimeters and width 12.5 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Ghana
Collection date:: 1943

6. Flint

Museum number:: 5-6350c
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Function:: 1.5 Household
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Meko, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1960

7. Flint

Museum number:: 5-6350a
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Function:: 1.5 Household
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Meko, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1960

8. Head

Museum number:: 5-6351
Culture or time period:: Bini Tribe
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Collection place:: Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

9. Iron

Museum number:: 5-6350b
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Function:: 1.5 Household
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Meko, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1960

10. Mask

Museum number:: 5-6353
Culture or time period:: Ijo
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Collection place:: Bomadi, Nigeria