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1. Buttons

Museum number:: 5-16415a-h
Culture or time period:: Ba Pende
Object class:: Buttons (fasteners) and Masks (costume)
Function:: 2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Dimensions:: length 3.3 centimeters, height 1.1 centimeters, and width 1.2 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Leopoldville, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa
Collection date:: 1944

2. Human figure

Museum number:: 5-16283
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:: length 2.4 centimeters, width 2.5 centimeters, and height 6 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria

3. Ifa ivory

Museum number:: 5-16432
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:: width 2.5 centimeters, height 6.5 centimeters, and length 2.7 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria

4. Knife & fork rest

Museum number:: 5-16330
Culture or time period:: Ba Pende
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 1.5 Household
Dimensions:: height 14.5 centimeters, width 1.1 centimeters, and length 2.8 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Leopoldville, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa
Collection date:: 1944

5. Napkin ring

Museum number:: 5-16329
Culture or time period:: Ba Pende
Object class:: Napkin rings
Function:: 1.5 Household
Dimensions:: length 7.2 centimeters, width 6.4 centimeters, and height 6.9 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Leopoldville, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa

6. Pendant

Museum number:: 5-16416
Culture or time period:: Ba Pende
Object class:: Pendants (jewelry)
Function:: 2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Dimensions:: height 3.1 centimeters, width 5.3 centimeters, and length 8.1 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Leopoldville, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa
Collection date:: 1944