Object class: Indirectly struck idiophones / Collector: Berta Bascom / Culture or time period: Western African cultures - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Object class Indirectly struck idiophones Collector Berta Bascom Culture or time period Western African cultures

1. Dance rattle

Museum number:: 5-15669
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Musical rattles
Function:: 5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Dimensions:: length 13.5 centimeters and width 13.2 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Meko, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1950

2. Rattle

Museum number:: 5-16753
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Musical rattles
Function:: 5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Dimensions:: length 95 centimeters, height 2.3 centimeters, and width 2 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria

3. Rattle fragment

Museum number:: 5-16755a-ff
Culture or time period:: Igbo
Object class:: Musical rattles
Function:: 5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Dimensions:: height 2.5 centimeters, minimum length— length 1.7 centimeters, length 38.8 centimeters, and width 2 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria

4. Rattle fragment

Museum number:: 5-16754a-s
Culture or time period:: Igbo
Object class:: Musical rattles
Function:: 5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Dimensions:: minimum length— length 13 centimeters, length 51 centimeters, height 2.5 centimeters, and width 2 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria