Collector: William Russell Bascom / Culture or time period: African cultures / Accession number: Acc.4471

Museum number:: 5-15424
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Amulets
Function:: 5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: width 14.8 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

Museum number:: 5-15427a
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Beads (pierced objects)
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1960

Museum number:: 5-15421
Culture or time period:: Benin and 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:: height 16 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: 1970

Museum number:: 5-15420
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 26 centimeters, height 16 centimeters, and diameter 17 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

Museum number:: 5-15415a-q
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:: a— height 19.7 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection date:: March 1938

Museum number:: 5-15425
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Maker or artist:: Baba Kaba
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: max— height 33 centimeters, strands, smallest— length 28 centimeters, and strands, max.— length 48 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: 1971

Museum number:: 5-15427a-e
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:: bag— width 14 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Africa
Collection date:: 1960

Museum number:: 5-15416
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: height 14 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Meko, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1941

Museum number:: 5-15428
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: height 29 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Igana, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1938

Museum number:: 5-15415a
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
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Igana, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:: March 1938

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