Collection place: Central Africa / Loans: S1969-1970 #103: Los Angeles Natural History Museum (April 2, 1970–July 21, 1971) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Collection place Central Africa Loans S1969-1970 #103: Los Angeles Natural History Museum (April 2, 1970–July 21, 1971)

1. Cup

Museum number:: 5-1696
Culture or time period:: Chokwe
Object class:: Cups (drinking vessels)
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Collection place:: Central Africa

2. Drinking horn

Museum number:: 5-7692
Culture or time period:: Babanki
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Collection place:: Cameroon

3. Head

Museum number:: 5-6339
Culture or time period:: Chokwe
Maker or artist:: Mashitolo Mwata Zola
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:: width 11 centimeters and height 29 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Central Africa
Collection date:: 1944

4. Mallet

Museum number:: 5-4194
Culture or time period:: Mafa tribe
Object class:: Mallets (striking tools)
Function:: 1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Collection place:: Mokolo, North Region, Cameroon

5. Metal ornament with red twining

Museum number:: 5-4233
Culture or time period:: Mafa tribe
Object class:: Baskets (containers) and Twined weaving
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Collection place:: Mokolo, North Region, Cameroon

6. Pipe

Museum number:: 5-5950
Culture or time period:: Bamun
Object class:: Pipes (smoking equipment)
Function:: 5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Collection place:: Cameroon