Object name: Divining chain / Donor: William Russell Bascom / Materials: Cowrie shell

Start Over Object name Divining chain Donor William Russell Bascom Materials Cowrie shell

Museum number:: 5-15664
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: length 125 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

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