Collection place: Congo Basin, Africa / Culture or time period: Bantu (Zone C) / Loans: S1969-1970 #32: Santa Rosa Junior College (October 24, 1969–October 31, 1969) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Collection place Congo Basin, Africa Culture or time period Bantu (Zone C) Loans S1969-1970 #32: Santa Rosa Junior College (October 24, 1969–October 31, 1969)

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. 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

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. 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:: height 18 centimeters and width 4 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1965

5. 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

6. Mask

Museum number:: 5-8791
Culture or time period:: Chokwe
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:: height 30 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1963

7. Mask

Museum number:: 5-12912
Culture or time period:: Ba Pende
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:: height 39 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1965

8. 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