Collection place: Central Africa / Collector: Igor Kopytoff / Culture or time period: Bantu (Zone C) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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1. Basket

Museum number:: 5-1687
Culture or time period:: Chokwe
Object class:: Baskets (containers)
Function:: 1.4 Transportation
Collector:: Igor Kopytoff
Collection place:: Republic of the Congo

2. Basket

Museum number:: 5-1658
Culture or time period:: Chokwe
Object class:: Baskets (containers) 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
Collector:: Igor Kopytoff
Collection place:: Central Africa

3. Basket

Museum number:: 5-1693
Culture or time period:: Chokwe
Object class:: Baskets (containers)
Function:: 1.4 Transportation
Collector:: Igor Kopytoff
Collection place:: Republic of the Congo

4. Basket lid

Museum number:: 5-1692
Culture or time period:: Chokwe
Object class:: Baskets (containers)
Function:: 1.5 Household
Collector:: Igor Kopytoff
Collection place:: Republic of the Congo

5. Drum

Museum number:: 5-1694
Culture or time period:: Chokwe
Object class:: Drums (membranophones)
Function:: 5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Dimensions:: entire drum— length 23 inches and entire drum— diameter 12 inches
Collector:: Igor Kopytoff
Collection place:: Republic of the Congo

6. Hat

Museum number:: 5-1719
Culture or time period:: Ba Pende
Object class:: Hats
Function:: 3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Collector:: Igor Kopytoff
Collection place:: Central Africa

7. Knife

Museum number:: 5-1685
Culture or time period:: Chokwe
Object class:: Knives (stone tools)
Function:: 1.9 Multiple Utility
Collector:: Igor Kopytoff
Collection place:: Central Africa

8. Leather belt w/pouch

Museum number:: 5-1668
Culture or time period:: Chokwe
Function:: 2.0 Use not specified (Secular Dress and Accoutrements, and Adornment)
Collector:: Igor Kopytoff
Collection place:: Central Africa

9. Serving basket and lid

Museum number:: 5-1691a,b
Culture or time period:: Chokwe
Function:: 1.5 Household
Collector:: Igor Kopytoff
Collection place:: Republic of the Congo

10. Wooden head

Museum number:: 5-1686
Culture or time period:: Chokwe
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Collector:: Igor Kopytoff
Collection place:: Central Africa