Collector: William Russell Bascom / Culture or time period: Bantu / Loans: S1968-1969 #87: College of Marin (April 3, 1969–May 2, 1969) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Collector William Russell Bascom Culture or time period Bantu Loans S1968-1969 #87: College of Marin (April 3, 1969–May 2, 1969)

1. Axe

Museum number:: 5-16342
Culture or time period:: Tsogo
Object class:: Axes (tools) and Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:: width 6.5 centimeters, length 35.7 centimeters, and height 24.5 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1967

2. 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

3. 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

4. Figure

Museum number:: 5-16294
Culture or time period:: Ba Yaka
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Republic of the Congo

5. 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

6. Figure

Museum number:: 5-16292
Culture or time period:: Mfinu
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:: length 16.5 centimeters, height 4.2 centimeters, and width 4.6 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Republic of the Congo

7. Figure

Museum number:: 5-16285
Culture or time period:: Chokwe and Songo
Object class:: Carvings (visual works), Figurines, and Women (female humans)
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:: width 4 centimeters and height 18 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1965

8. Gong

Museum number:: 5-16343
Culture or time period:: Tsogo
Object class:: Gongs
Function:: 5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Dimensions:: width 11 centimeters, length 44.5 centimeters, and height 8.6 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Republic of the Congo

9. Mask

Museum number:: 5-12973
Culture or time period:: Ba Salampasu
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:: height 37 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1965

10. 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