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1. Amber

Museum number:
5-15974
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Function:
8.0 Use not specified (Raw Materials)
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
unknown

2. Beads

Museum number:
5-15960
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Beads (pierced objects)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
length 75 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
unknown

3. Beads

Museum number:
5-15927
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Beads (pierced objects)
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Dimensions:
length 19.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1950-1951

4. Beads

Museum number:
5-15970
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Beads (pierced objects)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
width 1.3 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
unknown

5. Beads

Museum number:
5-15972
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Beads (pierced objects)
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:
Nigeria
Collection date:
unknown

6. Beads

Museum number:
5-15928
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Beads (pierced objects)
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Dimensions:
length 21 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1950-1951

7. Beads

Museum number:
5-15969
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Beads (pierced objects)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
bead— length 0.25 centimeters and overall— length 26 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
unknown

8. Bone or ivory pieces

Museum number:
5-15962a-d
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
c— width 2.2 centimeters, a— length 4.1 centimeters, b— width 2.4 centimeters, a— width 2.2 centimeters, c— length 5 centimeters, d— width 2.1 centimeters, b— length 5.1 centimeters, and d— length 4.1 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ife, Nigeria
Collection date:
1937-1938

9. Bracelet

Museum number:
5-15959
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Bracelets (jewelry)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
length 19.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
unknown

10. Brass castings

Museum number:
5-15963a,b
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:
a— length 14.4 centimeters and b— length 14.2 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1938

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