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Museum number:
5-13051a,b
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Bells (idiophones)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
b— length 3 centimeters and a— length 32.2 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1969
Museum number:
15-31098
Object class:
Black-and-white negatives and Drums (membranophones)
Dimensions:
length 2.25 inches and height 2 inches
Collector:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Meko, Nigeria
Collection date:
1950-1951
Museum number:
5-15674
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Bull-roarers
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
length 20.8 centimeters and width 3 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Igana, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:
unknown
Museum number:
5-15932
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Bull-roarers
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
length 34.5 centimeters and width 7 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1951
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
Museum number:
5-8784
Culture or time period:
Lele
Object class:
Drums (membranophones)
Function:
5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Dimensions:
height 2.5 centimeters and depth 22.8 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1964
Museum number:
5-16419
Culture or time period:
Ba Yaka
Object class:
Carvings (visual works) and Drums (membranophones)
Function:
5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Dimensions:
width 3.5 centimeters and height 22.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1965
Museum number:
5-13707
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Drums (membranophones)
Function:
5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1970
Museum number:
5-10878
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Object class:
Drums (membranophones) and Gold-weights
Function:
7.3 Weights, Measures, and Computing Devices
Dimensions:
3 inches, length 9 inches, and length 6 inches
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ghana
Museum number:
5-16556
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Object class:
Drums (membranophones) and Gold-weights
Function:
7.3 Weights, Measures, and Computing Devices
Dimensions:
height 2.5 centimeters, width 1.6 centimeters, and length 1.3 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ghana