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Museum number:
5-11695
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:
height 17 centimeters, length 20 centimeters, and width 8.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ghana
Collection date:
1944
Museum number:
5-14086a,b
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Bowls (vessels) and 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:
a,b— diameter 38 centimeters and a,b— height 25 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1938
Museum number:
5-13489
Culture or time period:
Baule
Object class:
Bowls (vessels) and Carvings (visual works)
Function:
1.5 Household
Dimensions:
diameter 36 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Cote d'Ivoire
Collection date:
1972
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:
height 6.5 centimeters, length 33.5 centimeters, and width 15 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Africa
Collection date:
1965
Museum number:
5-3431
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Busts (sculpture) and Carvings (visual works)
Maker or artist:
Bamgboye
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:
height 38.735 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Iloffa, Nigeria
Collection date:
1943-1944
Museum number:
5-10214
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:
length 25.5 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1944
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
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
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
Museum number:
5-15647
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
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:
diameter 27.5 centimeters and height 1.9 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Igana, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:
before 1948