Collector: Berta Bascom / Materials: Wood (plant material) / Accession number: Acc.2308 - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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1. Comb

Museum number:: 5-6343
Object class:: Combs (grooming tools)
Function:: 1.8 Toilet Articles
Dimensions:: width 8 centimeters and length 22.5 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Accra, Ghana
Collection date:: 1944

2. Dance staff

Museum number:: 5-6352
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:: width 13.2 centimeters and length 56 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1960

3. Fertility figurine

Museum number:: 5-6334
Culture or time period:: Ashanti
Object class:: Figurines
Function:: 5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: width 12.5 centimeters and length 33 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Ghana
Collection date:: 1943

4. Figure

Museum number:: 5-6340
Culture or time period:: Baule
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:: length 35 centimeters and width 6.5 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Cote d'Ivoire
Collection date:: 1962

5. Head

Museum number:: 5-6339
Culture or time period:: Chokwe
Maker or artist:: Mashitolo Mwata Zola
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:: height 29 centimeters and width 11 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Central Africa
Collection date:: 1944

6. Spoon

Museum number:: 5-6342
Object class:: Spoons
Function:: 1.5 Household
Dimensions:: 9.6 centimeters and 26.5 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Accra, Ghana
Collection date:: 1944