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1. Bell (?)

Museum number:: 5-6282
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Bells (idiophones)
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:: height 88 centimeters
Collector:: Philip Peek
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: June 1966

2. Bow

Museum number:: 5-1502
Culture or time period:: Basso
Object class:: Bows (weapons)
Function:: 1.0 Use not specified (Utensils, Implements, and Conveyances)
Collection place:: Liberia

3. Fertility figurine

Museum number:: 5-6334
Culture or time period:: Ashanti
Object class:: Figurines
Function:: 5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: length 33 centimeters and width 12.5 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Ghana
Collection date:: 1943

4. Helmet mask

Museum number:: 5-5835
Culture or time period:: Vai-Gola
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:: height 39 centimeters
Collector:: Warren L. d'Azevedo
Collection place:: Liberia
Collection date:: 1956-1957

5. Helmet mask

Museum number:: 5-6254
Culture or time period:: Sande Society [NOT A CULTURE]
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:: height 42 centimeters
Collector:: Warren L. d'Azevedo
Collection place:: Liberia
Collection date:: 1967

6. Warri board

Museum number:: 5-11692
Culture or time period:: Ashanti
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.6 Sports, Games, Amusements; Gambling and Pet Accessories
Dimensions:: length 17 centimeters, height 65 centimeters, and width 16.5 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Ghana
Collection date:: 1944

7. Wooden comb

Museum number:: 5-13243
Culture or time period:: Ashanti
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 1.8 Toilet Articles
Dimensions:: length 23.3 centimeters
Collection place:: Akan region, Ghana