Collector: William Russell Bascom / Loans: S1990-1991 #23: Blackhawk Museums (March 20, 1991–August 16, 1994)

Start Over Collector William Russell Bascom Loans S1990-1991 #23: Blackhawk Museums (March 20, 1991–August 16, 1994)

Museum number:: 5-14605
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Baskets (containers), Carvings (visual works), and Twined weaving
Function:: 4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Dimensions:: height 134 centimeters and width 76 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Africa
Collection date:: 1969

Museum number:: 5-13702
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Figurines
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: height 67 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Abeokuta, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1943

Museum number:: 5-14938
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.6 Sports, Games, Amusements; Gambling and Pet Accessories
Dimensions:: gameboard— height 18 centimeters and gameboard— length 53 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Africa
Collection date:: 1951

Museum number:: 5-14320
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: height 132 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: 1969

Museum number:: 5-13703
Culture or time period:: Kurumba
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:: 1.36 inches
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Burkina Faso
Collection date:: 1964

Museum number:: 5-14943
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Maker or artist:: Duga of Meko
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: length 128.4 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: 1951

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