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1. Divination cup

Museum number:: 5-15416
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
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:: height 14 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Meko, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1941

2. Female figure

Museum number:: 5-15426b
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Figurines and Women (female humans)
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Meko, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1950

3. Male figure

Museum number:: 5-15426a
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Figurines and Men (male humans)
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Meko, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1950