Collector: William Russell Bascom / Culture or time period: Yoruba cluster / Loans: S1967-1968 #39: Aldridge Players West (October 13, 1967–October 31, 1967) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Collector William Russell Bascom Culture or time period Yoruba cluster Loans S1967-1968 #39: Aldridge Players West (October 13, 1967–October 31, 1967)

1. Sword and sheath

Museum number:: 5-11719a,b
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Plaited weaving
Function:: 1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Dimensions:: width 71 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Africa
Collection date:: 1951

2. Wand

Museum number:: 5-15941
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 38 centimeters and diameter 2.5 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Ife, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1937-1938