Culture or time period: Kasai cluster / Loans: S1968-1969 #39: Contra Costa College (November 18, 1968–December 27, 1968) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Culture or time period Kasai cluster Loans S1968-1969 #39: Contra Costa College (November 18, 1968–December 27, 1968)

1. 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

2. Drum

Museum number:: 5-14331
Culture or time period:: Ba Kuba
Object class:: Drums (membranophones)
Function:: 5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments and 5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Dimensions:: height 27.3 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1968

3. Figure

Museum number:: 5-16288
Culture or time period:: Ba Kuba
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:: width 14 centimeters, height 42.5 centimeters, and length 11.5 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1967

4. Mask

Museum number:: 5-12913
Culture or time period:: Ba Kuba
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:: height 46 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1968

5. Pipe

Museum number:: 5-16421a,b
Culture or time period:: Ba Kuba
Object class:: Pipes (smoking equipment)
Function:: 5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Republic of the Congo