Collection place: British West Africa (historic) / Accession number: Acc.2916

Start Over Collection place British West Africa (historic) Accession number Acc.2916

Museum number:: 5-11712
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Maker or artist:: Baba Alawode [Yoruba]
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: length 46 centimeters and width 12.5 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: 1938

Museum number:: 5-11711
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Maker or artist:: Baba Alawode [Yoruba]
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: height 39.5 centimeters and width 12 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Igana, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1938

Museum number:: 5-11693
Culture or time period:: Ashanti
Object class:: Stools (seating furniture)
Function:: 4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Dimensions:: length 21.5 centimeters, height 38.5 centimeters, and width 21 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Ghana
Collection date:: 1944

Museum number:: 5-11689b
Culture or time period:: Ibibio
Object class:: Umbrellas
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:: a— height 59.5 centimeters, b— height 18.2 centimeters, and c— height 19.5 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: 1945

Museum number:: 5-11692
Culture or time period:: Ashanti
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.6 Sports, Games, Amusements; Gambling and Pet Accessories
Dimensions:: width 16.5 centimeters, height 65 centimeters, and length 17 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Ghana
Collection date:: 1944

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