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Museum number:
5-10214
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:
length 25.5 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1944
Museum number:
5-14256a-ff
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Bishops (chess pieces), Chessboards, Kings (chess pieces), Knights (chess pieces), Pawns (chess pieces), Queens (chess pieces), and Rooks (chess pieces)
Function:
5.6 Sports, Games, Amusements; Gambling and Pet Accessories
Dimensions:
smallest— height 4.8 centimeters and tallest— height 8 centimeters
Collector:
Helen McLaren
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
unknown
Museum number:
5-13191
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Carvings (visual works) and Ere ibeji
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
height 27.2 centimeters
Collector:
Nora Ottenberg
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
unknown
Museum number:
5-5973
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
height 53.975 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ijebu State, Nigeria
Collection date:
1953
Museum number:
5-5972
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
height 33.02 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ijebu State, Nigeria
Collection date:
1953
Museum number:
5-10340
Object class:
Flakes (lithics)
Collector:
John Desmond Clark
Collection place:
Jebel Tomat, White Nile state, Sudan
Museum number:
5-11715
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:
width 10.5 centimeters and height 67 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Efon-Alaaye, Nigeria
Collection date:
1938
Museum number:
5-1737
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:
height 43.18 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1943-1944
Museum number:
5-14525
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Dimensions:
height 34 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1962
Museum number:
5-10170
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Sculpture (visual works)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:
length 25 centimeters and height 48 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Efon-Alaaye, Nigeria
Collection date:
1938