Donor: William Russell Bascom / Culture or time period: African cultures / Materials: Iron (metal)

Start Over Donor William Russell Bascom Culture or time period African cultures Materials Iron (metal)

Museum number:: 5-4054
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Adzes
Function:: 1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Dimensions:: length 40.5 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: 1960

Museum number:: 5-4053
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Adzes
Maker or artist:: Oke Akanbi
Function:: 1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Dimensions:: length 37.5 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: 1960

Museum number:: 5-10210a-j
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Arrows (projectiles)
Function:: 1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Dimensions:: h— length 80.6 centimeters, g— length 81.7 centimeters, d,j— length 81.5 centimeters, f— length 80.5 centimeters, b,c— length 81 centimeters, i— length 82 centimeters, a— length 80 centimeters, and e— length 82.3 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Igana, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1938

Museum number:: 5-15687a,b
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Function:: 5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: height 10.6 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1951