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Museum number:
5-11695
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:
height 17 centimeters, length 20 centimeters, and width 8.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ghana
Collection date:
1944
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:
height 48 centimeters and width 8 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1964
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:
height 24.5 centimeters, length 35.7 centimeters, and width 6.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1967
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:
d— length 4.1 centimeters, a— width 2.2 centimeters, b— width 2.4 centimeters, a— length 4.1 centimeters, c— length 5 centimeters, b— length 5.1 centimeters, c— width 2.2 centimeters, and d— width 2.1 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ife, Nigeria
Collection date:
1937-1938
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
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
Museum number:
5-16758a,b
Object class:
Bowls (vessels) and Carvings (visual works)
Dimensions:
length 18 centimeters, width 8.7 centimeters, and height 15.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Western Africa
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
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
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