Collection place: Republic of Benin / Culture or time period: African cultures / Accession number: Acc.1683 - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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1. Divining cup

Museum number:: 5-2588a
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:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Republic of Benin
Collection date:: 1944

2. Divining cup and lid

Museum number:: 5-2588a,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:: height 21.59 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Republic of Benin
Collection date:: 1944

3. Divining cup lid

Museum number:: 5-2588b
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:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Republic of Benin
Collection date:: 1944