Media available: image / Collection place: Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria / Accession number: Acc.4739

Start Over Media available image Collection place Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria Accession number Acc.4739

Museum number:: 5-16406
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Blankets (coverings)
Function:: 4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Dimensions:: length 202.5 centimeters, width 114.8 centimeters, fringe— length 3 centimeters, and fringe— length 2.5 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1962

Museum number:: 5-16475
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Wallets
Function:: 2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Dimensions:: length 47 centimeters, strap— length 110 centimeters, width 44 centimeters, and tassels and fringe— length 25 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria

Museum number:: 5-16437
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: circumference 23.5 centimeters, w/ stand— height 73.8 centimeters, height 64.5 centimeters, and maximum— circumference 28.5 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1951

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