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Museum number:
5-10841
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Bags (generic containers)
Maker or artist:
Araba
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
width 27.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Agana, Benue State, Nigeria
Collection date:
March 1938
Museum number:
5-16467
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Beads (pierced objects)
Function:
8.0 Use not specified (Raw Materials)
Dimensions:
length 19.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Museum number:
5-16406
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Blankets (coverings)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Dimensions:
fringe— length 2.5 centimeters, length 202.5 centimeters, width 114.8 centimeters, and fringe— length 3 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:
1962
Museum number:
5-16391
Culture or time period:
Hausa
Object class:
Blankets (coverings)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Dimensions:
length 203 centimeters and width 116 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Accra, Ghana
Collection date:
1943
Museum number:
5-15503
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Dimensions:
height 19 centimeters and diameter 32.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
unknown
Museum number:
5-10844
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
length 107 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:
before 1967
Museum number:
5-15997
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Drumsticks (percussion beaters)
Function:
5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Dimensions:
length 32.7 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:
unknown
Museum number:
5-16750
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Textile samples
Function:
8.3 For Manufacturing
Dimensions:
length 20 centimeters and width 13 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Museum number:
5-15496
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Dimensions:
diameter 12.5 centimeters and length 29.3 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:
unknown
Museum number:
5-16677
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:
height 12 centimeters, depth 2.2 centimeters, and width 2.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria