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Museum number:
5-11695
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:
length 20 centimeters, height 17 centimeters, and width 8.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ghana
Collection date:
1944
Museum number:
5-11710
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Bells (idiophones)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
length 31 centimeters and width 4 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Igana, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:
1938
Museum number:
5-11714
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Bells (idiophones)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
width 3.5 centimeters and length 23 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Igana, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:
1938
Museum number:
5-10262
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Dimensions:
length 11 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ife, Nigeria
Collection date:
1938
Museum number:
5-11702a,b
Culture or time period:
Ba Kuba
Object class:
Boxes (containers)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
width 6.5 centimeters, depth 4.5 centimeters, and length 20 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Africa
Collection date:
1964
Museum number:
5-10169a,b
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Boxes (containers)
Function:
1.5 Household
Dimensions:
length 21 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Africa
Collection date:
1938
Museum number:
5-10214
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:
length 25.5 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1944
Museum number:
5-10189
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Necklaces
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
length 144 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Badagry, Nigeria
Collection date:
1942
Museum number:
5-10186
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Necklaces
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
length 99 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1944
Museum number:
5-10137
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Combs (grooming tools)
Function:
1.8 Toilet Articles
Dimensions:
height 6.5 centimeters and length 10 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ife, Nigeria
Collection date:
1938