Collection place: Congo Basin, Africa / Donor: William Russell Bascom / Accession number: Acc.2731 - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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1. Box

Museum number:: 5-8787a
Culture or time period:: Ba Kuba
Object class:: Boxes (containers)
Function:: 1.0 Use not specified (Utensils, Implements, and Conveyances)
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1964

2. Cup

Museum number:: 5-8786
Culture or time period:: Ba Kuba
Object class:: Carvings (visual works) and Cups (drinking vessels)
Function:: 1.5 Household
Dimensions:: depth 8 centimeters and height 18 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1964

3. Drum

Museum number:: 5-8784
Culture or time period:: Lele
Object class:: Drums (membranophones)
Function:: 5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Dimensions:: height 2.5 centimeters and depth 22.8 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1964

4. Figure

Museum number:: 5-8789
Culture or time period:: Ba Kongo
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:: height 48 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1965

5. Lid

Museum number:: 5-8787b
Culture or time period:: Ba Kuba
Object class:: Lids (covers)
Function:: 1.0 Use not specified (Utensils, Implements, and Conveyances)
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1964

6. Mask

Museum number:: 5-8785
Culture or time period:: Ba Yaka
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:: height 47 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Kwango Region, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1964

7. Mask

Museum number:: 5-8791
Culture or time period:: Chokwe
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:: height 30 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1963

8. Wood carved box and lid

Museum number:: 5-8787a,b
Object class:: Woodcarvings (visual works)
Function:: 1.0 Use not specified (Utensils, Implements, and Conveyances)
Dimensions:: (a)— 18 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1964