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1. Bell tapper

Museum number:: 5-11736
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:: height 47.5 centimeters
Collector:: LeRoy M. Law
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: before 1968

2. Bowl

Museum number:: 5-7230a
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Bowls (vessels)
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Collector:: LeRoy M. Law
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: before 1968

3. Bust

Museum number:: 5-7273
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Busts (sculpture) and Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:: height 19 centimeters
Collector:: LeRoy M. Law
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: before 1968

4. Coin purse

Museum number:: 5-7225
Culture or time period:: Hausa
Object class:: Coin purses
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Collector:: LeRoy M. Law
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: pre-1968

5. Column

Museum number:: 5-7261
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: height 49.5 centimeters
Collector:: LeRoy M. Law
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: before 1968

6. Cushion

Museum number:: 5-7232
Culture or time period:: Hausa
Function:: 4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Collector:: LeRoy M. Law
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: pre-1968

7. Cushion

Museum number:: 5-7237
Culture or time period:: Hausa
Collector:: LeRoy M. Law
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: pre-1968

8. Divination bowl

Museum number:: 5-7229
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Bowls (vessels)
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: height 19 centimeters and width 15 centimeters
Collector:: LeRoy M. Law
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: before 1968

9. Divination bowl

Museum number:: 5-7228
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Bowls (vessels)
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: width 16.5 centimeters and height 23 centimeters
Collector:: LeRoy M. Law
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: before 1968

10. Doll

Museum number:: 5-7265
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Dolls (figurines)
Function:: 6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children
Dimensions:: height 21 centimeters
Collector:: LeRoy M. Law
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: before 1968