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11. Mat

Museum number:: 5-12899
Culture or time period:: Igbo
Object class:: Mats (floor coverings)
Function:: 4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Collection place:: Ikot-Ekpene, Nigeria

12. Net bag

Museum number:: 5-12906
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Bags (generic containers) and Nets (objects)
Function:: 1.4 Transportation
Dimensions:: length 10 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1951

13. Pendant

Museum number:: 5-12910
Culture or time period:: Hausa
Object class:: Pendants (jewelry)
Function:: 5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Collection place:: Nigeria

14. Skein

Museum number:: 5-12903
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Function:: 8.3 For Manufacturing
Dimensions:: length 23 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1951

15. Skeins

Museum number:: 5-12904a,b
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Function:: 8.3 For Manufacturing
Dimensions:: a— length 92 centimeters and b— length 10 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: 1951

16. Textile

Museum number:: 5-12907
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Textile samples
Function:: 8.3 For Manufacturing
Dimensions:: length 1096 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Ife, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1938