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1. Bell

Museum number:: 5-3360
Culture or time period:: Bini Tribe
Object class:: Bells (idiophones)
Function:: 5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Benin City, Nigeria
Collection date:: July 1963

2. Blanket

Museum number:: 5-16391
Culture or time period:: Hausa
Object class:: Blankets (coverings)
Function:: 4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Dimensions:: length 203 centimeters and width 116 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Accra, Ghana
Collection date:: 1943

3. Busts

Museum number:: 5-13693a,b
Culture or time period:: Benin and Bini Tribe
Object class:: Busts (sculpture) and Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Lagos, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1944

4. Container and lid

Museum number:: 5-3359a,b
Culture or time period:: Bini Tribe
Object class:: Containers (receptacles)
Function:: 1.5 Household
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Benin City, Nigeria
Collection date:: July 1963

5. Figure

Museum number:: 5-16275
Culture or time period:: Hausa
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:: width 2.1 centimeters, height 9.7 centimeters, and length 1.6 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Northern Nigeria

6. Figure

Museum number:: 5-16302
Culture or time period:: Wurkun
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Northern Nigeria

7. Head

Museum number:: 5-14069
Culture or time period:: Bini Tribe
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Lagos, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1944

8. Mask

Museum number:: 5-10209
Culture or time period:: Hausa
Object class:: Masks (costume) and Miniature (size attribute)
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:: height 21 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Ghana
Collection date:: 1944

9. Mask

Museum number:: 5-2196
Culture or time period:: Hausa
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:: length 10.5 centimeters and height 28 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Accra, Ghana
Collection date:: 1944-1945