Collection place: Africa / Collector: William Russell Bascom / Loans: S1963-1964 #112: Heard Museum (June 25, 1964–unknown) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Collection place Africa Collector William Russell Bascom Loans S1963-1964 #112: Heard Museum (June 25, 1964–unknown)

1. Adze

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

2. Adze

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

3. Casting

Museum number:: 5-4893
Culture or time period:: Bamun
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Cameroon

4. Figure

Museum number:: 5-13861
Culture or time period:: Baule
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:: 42.3 inches
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Cote d'Ivoire
Collection date:: 1963

5. Figure

Museum number:: 5-4051
Culture or time period:: Baule
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:: height 29.5 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Cote d'Ivoire
Collection date:: 1963

6. Figure

Museum number:: 5-16675
Culture or time period:: Igbo
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:: depth 6.2 centimeters, width 6 centimeters, and height 31.5 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Lagos, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1942

7. Figure

Museum number:: 5-13203
Culture or time period:: Baule
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:: height 65 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Cote d'Ivoire
Collection date:: 1962

8. Figure

Museum number:: 5-16251
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:: width 13 centimeters and height 61.5 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Republic of the Congo

9. Knife

Museum number:: 5-4055
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Maker or artist:: Oke Akanbi
Function:: 1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Dimensions:: length 23.5 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: 1960

10. Knife

Museum number:: 5-4056
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Maker or artist:: Oke Akanbi
Function:: 1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Dimensions:: length 24.5 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: 1960