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Start Over Collection place British West Africa (historic) Accession number Acc.4192

1. Bag

Museum number:
5-10841
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Bags (generic containers)
Maker or artist:
Araba
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
width 27.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Agana, Benue State, Nigeria
Collection date:
March 1938

2. Cup

Museum number:
5-10840
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Cups (drinking vessels)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
height 20.6 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Igana, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:
1937-1938

3. Divining chain

Museum number:
5-10842
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
length 89.7 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ilara, Ogun State, Nigeria
Collection date:
unknown

4. Divining chain

Museum number:
5-10844
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
length 107 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:
before 1967

5. Divining tray

Museum number:
5-10845
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Carvings (visual works) and Divining trays
Maker or artist:
Duga of Meko
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
length 40.5 centimeters and width 29.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Meko, Nigeria
Collection date:
1950

6. Gold weight

Museum number:
5-10855
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Object class:
Gold-weights
Function:
7.3 Weights, Measures, and Computing Devices
Dimensions:
height 7 centimeters
Collection place:
Ghana

7. Gold weight

Museum number:
5-10852
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Object class:
Drums (membranophones) and Gold-weights
Function:
7.3 Weights, Measures, and Computing Devices
Dimensions:
height 5 centimeters
Collection place:
Ghana

8. Gold weight

Museum number:
5-10865
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Object class:
Gold-weights
Function:
7.3 Weights, Measures, and Computing Devices
Dimensions:
height 3 centimeters and length 4 centimeters
Collection place:
Ghana

9. Gold weight

Museum number:
5-10862
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Object class:
Gold-weights
Function:
7.3 Weights, Measures, and Computing Devices
Dimensions:
height 3.5 centimeters
Collection place:
Ghana

10. Gold weight

Museum number:
5-10864
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Object class:
Gold-weights
Function:
7.3 Weights, Measures, and Computing Devices
Dimensions:
height 4.5 centimeters
Collection place:
Ghana

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