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1. Cushion

Museum number:
5-12979
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Function:
3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Dimensions:
diameter 35.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ife, Nigeria
Collection date:
1938

2. Cushion

Museum number:
5-12970
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Dimensions:
diameter 48 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:
1951

3. Divination animal

Museum number:
5-12977
Culture or time period:
Ba Kuba and Lele
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:
length 28 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1968

4. Figures

Museum number:
5-12978
Culture or time period:
Kran
Object class:
Ground stone and Mortars (grinding tools)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Collection place:
Liberia

5. Mask

Museum number:
5-12973
Culture or time period:
Ba Salampasu
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:
height 37 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1965

6. Mask

Museum number:
5-12972
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Southern Nigeria

7. Mask

Museum number:
5-12975
Culture or time period:
Ibibio
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria

8. Mask

Museum number:
5-12976
Culture or time period:
Baule
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:
height 38 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Cote d'Ivoire
Collection date:
1965

9. Mask

Museum number:
5-12974
Culture or time period:
Ba Salampasu
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:
height 31.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Kasaï District, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1965

10. Mask/headdress

Museum number:
5-12980
Culture or time period:
Bambara
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Collection place:
Cote d'Ivoire