Collector: Berta Bascom / Culture or time period: African cultures / Materials: Hair (material)

Start Over Collector Berta Bascom Culture or time period African cultures Materials Hair (material)

Museum number:: 5-15913a,b
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Carvings (visual works) and Ere ibeji
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: 5-15913a— height 23 centimeters and 5-15913b— height 23.5 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection date:: 1953?

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