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1. Box and lid

Museum number:: 5-14072a,b
Culture or time period:: Ba Kuba
Object class:: Boxes (containers) and Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 1.8 Toilet Articles
Dimensions:: length 33.5 centimeters, height 6.5 centimeters, and width 15 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Africa
Collection date:: 1965

2. Box with lid

Museum number:: 5-11702a,b
Culture or time period:: Ba Kuba
Object class:: Boxes (containers)
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:: width 6.5 centimeters, length 20 centimeters, and depth 4.5 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Africa
Collection date:: 1964

3. Cup

Museum number:: 5-13481
Culture or time period:: Ba Kuba
Object class:: Cups (drinking vessels)
Function:: 5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Dimensions:: height 15.3 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1964

4. 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

5. Divination animal

Museum number:: 5-12977
Culture or time period:: Ba Kuba
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

6. 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

7. Head

Museum number:: 5-11691
Culture or time period:: Chokwe
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Maker or artist:: Mashitolo Mwata Zola
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:: height 19.5 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1944

8. Head

Museum number:: 5-6339
Culture or time period:: Chokwe
Maker or artist:: Mashitolo Mwata Zola
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:: height 29 centimeters and width 11 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Central Africa
Collection date:: 1944

9. 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

10. Mask

Museum number:: 5-13706
Culture or time period:: Ba Kuba
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:: height 32 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1972