Collection place: Congo Basin, Africa / Loans: S1989-1990 #13: California State University, East Bay (January 10, 1990–February 13, 1990) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Collection place Congo Basin, Africa Loans S1989-1990 #13: California State University, East Bay (January 10, 1990–February 13, 1990)

1. Carved head

Museum number:: 5-13296
Culture or time period:: Pende
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Collector:: Arthur F. Daily
Collection place:: Tshikapa, Southern Kasai District, Democratic Republic of the Congo

2. Cup

Museum number:: 5-8786
Culture or time period:: Ba Kuba
Object class:: Carvings (visual works) and Cups (drinking vessels)
Function:: 1.5 Household
Dimensions:: height 18 centimeters and depth 8 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1964

3. Divination animal

Museum number:: 5-12977
Culture or time period:: Ba Kuba
Object class:: 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:: length 28 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1968

4. Fetish

Museum number:: 5-1551
Culture or time period:: Suku
Object class:: Carvings (visual works) and Fetishes
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Collection place:: Democratic Republic of the Congo

5. Figure

Museum number:: 5-1706
Culture or time period:: Ba Kwese
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Collection place:: Democratic Republic of the Congo

6. Head

Museum number:: 5-5325
Culture or time period:: Kuyu
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:: height 50 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: Summer 1965

7. Helmet mask

Museum number:: 5-6238
Culture or time period:: Ba Kuba
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:: height 36 centimeters
Collector:: Harry A. Franklin Gallery [Los Angeles]
Collection place:: Katanga province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: unknown

8. Mask

Museum number:: 5-13055
Culture or time period:: Ba Luba
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Leopoldville, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa
Collection date:: before 1975

9. Mask

Museum number:: 5-13706
Culture or time period:: Ba Kuba
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:: height 32 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1972

10. Mask

Museum number:: 5-13760
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Collection place:: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo