Object class: Carvings (visual works) / Collection place: Africa / Collector: Berta Bascom

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1. Axe

Museum number:: 5-16341
Culture or time period:: Ba Luba
Object class:: Axes (tools) and Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 1.0 Use not specified (Utensils, Implements, and Conveyances)
Dimensions:: width 8 centimeters and height 48 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1964

2. Axe

Museum number:: 5-16342
Culture or time period:: Tsogo
Object class:: Axes (tools) and Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:: width 6.5 centimeters, length 35.7 centimeters, and height 24.5 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1967

3. Bone or ivory pieces

Museum number:: 5-15962a-d
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:: b— length 5.1 centimeters, c— length 5 centimeters, c— width 2.2 centimeters, d— width 2.1 centimeters, a— length 4.1 centimeters, d— length 4.1 centimeters, b— width 2.4 centimeters, and a— width 2.2 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Ife, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1937-1938

4. Bowl

Museum number:: 5-15514
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Bowls (vessels) and 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:: diameter 25.2 centimeters and height 38 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: 1943

5. Bowl

Museum number:: 5-16758a
Object class:: Bowls (vessels) and Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 1.5 Household
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Western Africa

6. Bowl and cover

Museum number:: 5-16758a,b
Object class:: Bowls (vessels) and Carvings (visual works)
Dimensions:: height 15.5 centimeters, width 8.7 centimeters, and length 18 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Western Africa

7. Bowl and lid

Museum number:: 5-15513a,b
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Bowls (vessels) and 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:: a— height 12 centimeters, a— diameter 13.6 centimeters, and b— height 16.2 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

8. Bowl lid

Museum number:: 5-15512b
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
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

9. Bullroarer

Museum number:: 5-15933
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: length 50 centimeters and width 7.5 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1951

10. Bust

Museum number:: 5-11701
Object class:: Busts (sculpture) and Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:: width 5.5 centimeters and height 22 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Dakar, Senegal
Collection date:: 1943

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