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2. Bird

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

3. 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:: b— length 5.1 centimeters, c— length 5 centimeters, c— width 2.2 centimeters, d— width 2.1 centimeters, a— length 4.1 centimeters, d— length 4.1 centimeters, b— width 2.4 centimeters, and a— width 2.2 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Ife, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1937-1938

4. Bottle plug

Museum number:: 5-10219
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Function:: 1.5 Household
Dimensions:: height 9 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Ife, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1938

5. Bracelet

Museum number:: 5-10226
Culture or time period:: Nupe
Object class:: Bracelets (jewelry)
Function:: 2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Collection place:: Ife, Nigeria

6. Bust (reproduction)

Museum number:: 5-3875
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Busts (sculpture)
Collector:: British Museum
Collection place:: Ife, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1939

7. Castings

Museum number:: 5-15966
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
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Ife, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1937-1938

8. Charms

Museum number:: 5-10190
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Charms
Function:: 5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: length 3 centimeters and length 4.5 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Ife, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1938

9. Cocoon

Museum number:: 5-12905
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Function:: 8.3 For Manufacturing
Dimensions:: length 17 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Ife, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1938

10. Comb

Museum number:: 5-10137
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Combs (grooming tools)
Function:: 1.8 Toilet Articles
Dimensions:: length 10 centimeters and height 6.5 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Ife, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1938

11. Container

Museum number:: 5-10221
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Containers (receptacles)
Function:: 1.5 Household
Dimensions:: height 6 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Ife, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1950