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Museum number:
5-15213
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Amulets
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
length 7.7 centimeters
Collection place:
Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:
unknown
Museum number:
5-11695
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:
height 17 centimeters, length 20 centimeters, and width 8.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ghana
Collection date:
1944
Museum number:
5-17097
Culture or time period:
Senufo
Object class:
Axes (tools) and Carvings (visual works)
Function:
1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Dimensions:
whole— length 32.5 inches, whole— width 4.25 inches, and whole— height 1.5 inches
Collector:
Robert D. Haas
Collection place:
Cote d'Ivoire
Collection date:
1964-1966
Museum number:
5-16341
Culture or time period:
Ba Luba
Object class:
Axes (tools) and Carvings (visual works)
Function:
1.0 Use not specified (Utensils, Implements, and Conveyances)
Dimensions:
width 8 centimeters and height 48 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1964
Museum number:
5-14323
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Axes (tools)
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Dimensions:
height 48.5 centimeters
Collector:
Baba Kaba and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1970
Museum number:
5-11710
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Bells (idiophones)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
length 31 centimeters and width 4 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Igana, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:
1938
Museum number:
5-11714
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Bells (idiophones)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
length 23 centimeters and width 3.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Igana, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:
1938
Museum number:
5-6282
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Bells (idiophones)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:
height 88 centimeters
Collector:
Philip Peek
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
June 1966
Museum number:
5-11736
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:
height 47.5 centimeters
Collector:
LeRoy M. Law
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
before 1968
Museum number:
5-10262
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Dimensions:
length 11 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ife, Nigeria
Collection date:
1938