Culture or time period: Western African cultures / Loans: S1971-1972 #45: Redway Elementary School/Barbara Arnold (November 3, 1971–December 3, 1971) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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1. Cloth

Museum number:: 5-7037a,b
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Textile samples
Function:: 8.3 For Manufacturing
Dimensions:: a— length 51 centimeters, b— length 86.5 centimeters, b— width 84.4 centimeters, and a— width 34.5 centimeters
Collector:: Ruth Radmore
Collection place:: Africa
Collection date:: unknown

2. Fan

Museum number:: 5-7282
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Plaited weaving
Function:: 2.1 Daily Garb
Dimensions:: length 32 centimeters and width 32 centimeters
Collector:: Dave Radmore
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

3. Horn

Museum number:: 5-1508
Culture or time period:: Bassa
Object class:: Horns (animal components)
Function:: 7.2 Sound Communication
Collection place:: Monrovia, Liberia

4. Tapper

Museum number:: 5-7239
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
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:: height 37.5 centimeters
Collector:: LeRoy M. Law
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: before 1968