Object class: Carvings (visual works) / Culture or time period: Western African cultures / Loans: S1986-1987 #31: University of California, Santa Cruz (April 28, 1987–June 8, 1987) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Object class Carvings (visual works) Culture or time period Western 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. 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

3. 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

4. Mirror case

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

5. Thorn carving

Museum number:: 5-11428
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:: width 7.5 centimeters, height 8 centimeters, and length 8.3 centimeters
Collector:: Thomas D. Lanagan
Collection place:: Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

6. Thorn carving

Museum number:: 5-11443
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:: width 9.5 centimeters and height 13.5 centimeters
Collector:: Thomas D. Lanagan
Collection place:: Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

7. Thorn carving

Museum number:: 5-11431
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:: height 9.8 centimeters, width 9.6 centimeters, and length 8 centimeters
Collector:: Thomas D. Lanagan
Collection place:: Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

8. Thorn carving

Museum number:: 5-11434
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:: height 8.4 centimeters and width 7.8 centimeters
Collector:: Thomas D. Lanagan
Collection place:: Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

9. Thorns

Museum number:: 5-11423a,b
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 8.3 For Manufacturing
Dimensions:: a— width 7 centimeters, a— height 4.5 centimeters, b— width 4.5 centimeters, and b— height 3.7 centimeters
Collector:: Thomas D. Lanagan
Collection place:: Africa
Collection date:: unknown