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1. Bronze bracelet

Museum number:: 5-6000
Culture or time period:: Bamileke
Function:: 2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Collection place:: Cameroon

2. Carved pipe bowl

Museum number:: 5-6003
Culture or time period:: Bamileke
Object class:: Pipe bowls and Pipes (smoking equipment)
Function:: 5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Collection place:: Cameroon

3. Carved wood figure

Museum number:: 5-6001
Culture or time period:: Bamun
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 1.5 Household
Collection place:: Cameroon

4. Carved wood figure

Museum number:: 5-6002
Culture or time period:: Bamun
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Collection place:: Cameroon

5. Container

Museum number:: 5-6007a
Culture or time period:: Bamun
Object class:: Containers (receptacles)
Function:: 1.5 Household
Collection place:: Cameroon

6. Container

Museum number:: 5-6004a
Culture or time period:: Bamileke
Object class:: Containers (receptacles)
Function:: 1.5 Household
Collection place:: Cameroon

7. Cow mask

Museum number:: 5-5992
Culture or time period:: Bamun
Object class:: Cows and Masks (costume)
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Collection place:: Cameroon

8. Figurine

Museum number:: 5-6006
Culture or time period:: Bamileke
Object class:: Fetishes and Figurines
Function:: 5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Collection place:: Melong, Littoral Region, Cameroon

9. Helmet mask

Museum number:: 5-5997
Culture or time period:: Bamun
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:: height 50 centimeters
Collector:: Harry H. Rayfield
Collection place:: Cameroon
Collection date:: Dec. 1966

10. Lid

Museum number:: 5-6004b
Culture or time period:: Bamileke
Object class:: Lids (covers)
Function:: 1.5 Household
Collection place:: Cameroon