Collection place: Western Africa / Culture or time period: African cultures / Loans: S1986-1987 #31: University of California, Santa Cruz (April 28, 1987–June 8, 1987)

Start Over Collection place Western Africa Culture or time period African cultures Loans S1986-1987 #31: University of California, Santa Cruz (April 28, 1987–June 8, 1987)

1. Carving

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

2. Chess set

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:: tallest— height 8 centimeters and smallest— height 4.8 centimeters
Collector:: Helen McLaren
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

3. Ere ibeji figure

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

4. Figurine

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

5. Figurine

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

6. House post model

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

7. Mask

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