Collection place: British West Africa (historic) / Materials: Wood (plant material) / Accession number: Acc.2445 - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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1. Bowl and cover

Museum number:: 5-7637a,b
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Bowls (vessels) and Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 1.5 Household
Dimensions:: height 26 centimeters and width 30 centimeters
Collector:: LeRoy M. Law
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: ca. 1967

2. Carved and painted wooden rattle

Museum number:: 5-7656
Culture or time period:: Ibibio
Object class:: Rattles (indirectly struck idiophones)
Function:: 5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Collection place:: Southwest Nigeria

3. Dog figure

Museum number:: 5-7645
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:: width 25 centimeters and height 24 centimeters
Collector:: LeRoy M. Law
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: ca. 1967

4. Drum

Museum number:: 5-7633
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Drums (membranophones)
Function:: 5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Dimensions:: diameter 24 centimeters and height 48 centimeters
Collector:: LeRoy M. Law
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: ca. 1967

5. Drum

Museum number:: 5-7671a,b
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Carvings (visual works) and Drums (membranophones)
Function:: 5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Dimensions:: a— diameter 30 centimeters, a— height 32 centimeters, and b— length 40 centimeters
Collector:: LeRoy M. Law
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: ca. 1967

6. Drum

Museum number:: 5-7655
Object class:: Carvings (visual works) and Drums (membranophones)
Function:: 5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Collection place:: Nigeria

7. Ere ibeji figure

Museum number:: 5-7638
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Carvings (visual works) and Ere ibeji
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: height 22 centimeters and width 9 centimeters
Collector:: LeRoy M. Law
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: ca. 1967

8. Ere ibeji figure

Museum number:: 5-7639
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Carvings (visual works) and Ere ibeji
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:: width 3.5 centimeters and height 12.5 centimeters
Collector:: LeRoy M. Law
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: ca. 1967

9. Figure

Museum number:: 5-7644
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:: width 33 centimeters and height 47 centimeters
Collector:: LeRoy M. Law
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: ca. 1967

10. Figure

Museum number:: 5-7641
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:: width 14 centimeters and height 28 centimeters
Collector:: LeRoy M. Law
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: ca. 1967