Object class: Figurines / Collector: William Russell Bascom / Loans: S1968-1969 #87: College of Marin (April 3, 1969–May 2, 1969) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Object class Figurines Collector William Russell Bascom Loans S1968-1969 #87: College of Marin (April 3, 1969–May 2, 1969)

1. Doll

Museum number:: 5-11721
Culture or time period:: Malinke
Object class:: Dolls (figurines)
Function:: 6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children
Dimensions:: height 8.5 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Guinea
Collection date:: 1944

2. Fertility figurine

Museum number:: 5-16267
Culture or time period:: Ashanti
Object class:: Figurines
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:: height 22 centimeters and width 9.5 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Ghana

3. 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

4. Figurine

Museum number:: 5-16320
Culture or time period:: Teke
Object class:: Figurines
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:: width 3.8 centimeters, diameter 5 centimeters, and height 21.2 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: December 1959

5. Figurine

Museum number:: 5-16319
Culture or time period:: Teke
Object class:: Figurines
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:: height 21.2 centimeters, width 3.8 centimeters, and diameter 3.2 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: December 1959

6. Figurines

Museum number:: 5-13702
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Figurines
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: height 67 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Abeokuta, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1943