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Museum number:
5-16227
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:
length 169 centimeters, at hip— width 49 centimeters, at shoulder— width 50 centimeters, and fringe— length 11 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Museum number:
5-16000
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Ere ibeji and Masks (costume)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
height 24.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
July 19, 1944
Museum number:
5-8782
Culture or time period:
Dan
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
length 13.7 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Cote d'Ivoire
Collection date:
1963
Museum number:
5-16364
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Object class:
Gold-weights and Masks (costume)
Function:
7.3 Weights, Measures, and Computing Devices
Dimensions:
length 2.2 centimeters, height 11.5 centimeters, and width 10.4 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ghana
Museum number:
5-10182
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Headdresses and Masks (costume)
Function:
2.4 Fine Clothes and Accoutrements not used exclusively for status or religious purposes
Dimensions:
height 33.5 centimeters and diameter 16 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Igana, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:
1938
Museum number:
5-16170b
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Museum number:
5-16044
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:
length 59.5 centimeters, height 29 centimeters, and width 23 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Udi, Nigeria
Collection date:
1945
Museum number:
5-16120
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:
height 9.2 centimeters, length 19.2 centimeters, and width 10.9 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Museum number:
5-16018
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Udi, Nigeria
Collection date:
1945
Museum number:
5-16132
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
width 34 centimeters, length 65 centimeters, and height 28 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1945