Object class: Containers (receptacles) / Materials: Wood (plant material) / Loans: S1981-1982 #25: de Saisset Museum (Santa Clara Univ.) (December 11, 1981–April 1, 1982) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Object class Containers (receptacles) Materials Wood (plant material) Loans S1981-1982 #25: de Saisset Museum (Santa Clara Univ.) (December 11, 1981–April 1, 1982)

1. Bowl and cover

Museum number:: 5-7637a,b
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Bowls (vessels) and Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 1.5 Household
Dimensions:: width 30 centimeters and height 26 centimeters
Collector:: LeRoy M. Law
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: ca. 1967

2. Mug

Museum number:: 5-849
Culture or time period:: Kuanyama Ambo
Object class:: Mugs (cups)
Function:: 5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Collector:: Edwin M. Loeb, Ella-Marie Loeb, and University of California African Expedition
Collection place:: Namibia
Collection date:: Spring 1948

3. Offering bowl

Museum number:: 5-13449
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Bowls (vessels) and 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 96.5 centimeters
Collector:: unknown
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: 9/26/76