Object class: Carvings (visual works) / Collection place: Congo Basin, Africa / Donor: William Russell Bascom - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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2. Carved wood figure

Museum number:: 5-6001
Culture or time period:: Bamun
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 1.5 Household
Collection place:: Cameroon

3. Carved wood figure

Museum number:: 5-6002
Culture or time period:: Bamun
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Collection place:: Cameroon

4. Charm figure

Museum number:: 5-13050
Culture or time period:: Teke
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: height 30.3 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1968

5. 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

6. 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

7. Drinking horn

Museum number:: 5-7692
Culture or time period:: Babanki
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Collection place:: Cameroon

8. Drinking horn

Museum number:: 5-7693
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Collector:: Paul Gebauer
Collection place:: Cameroon
Collection date:: before 1950

9. Figure

Museum number:: 5-15658
Culture or time period:: Ba Luba
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:: width 7.4 centimeters and height 23.3 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Katanga province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

10. 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

11. Knife

Museum number:: 5-2592
Culture or time period:: Mangbetu
Object class:: Carvings (visual works) and Throwing knives
Function:: 1.9 Multiple Utility
Dimensions:: height 37.15 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1943-1944