Collector: William Russell Bascom / Culture or time period: Yoruba cluster / Materials: Raffia (fiber) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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1. Cowrie shells

Museum number:: 5-15949
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 54.5 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

2. Dance suit

Museum number:: 5-16751
Culture or time period:: Igbo and Yoruba
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:: at hip— width 45 centimeters, at shoulders— length 157 centimeters, and at shoulders— width 66 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria

3. Textile

Museum number:: 5-16404
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Textile samples
Function:: 8.3 For Manufacturing
Dimensions:: length 183 centimeters and width 82 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: 1937-1938

4. Textile

Museum number:: 5-16393
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Textile samples
Function:: 8.3 For Manufacturing
Dimensions:: length 171 centimeters and width 79 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: 1943

5. Textile

Museum number:: 5-16774
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Textile samples
Function:: 8.3 For Manufacturing
Dimensions:: width 165 centimeters and length 184 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Abeokuta, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1966

6. Textile

Museum number:: 5-16389
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Textile samples
Function:: 8.3 For Manufacturing
Dimensions:: width 79 centimeters and length 164 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: 1942

7. Textile

Museum number:: 5-16395
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Textile samples
Function:: 8.3 For Manufacturing
Dimensions:: length 167.5 centimeters and width 79 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Abeokuta, Nigeria

8. Textile

Museum number:: 5-16403
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Textile samples
Function:: 8.3 For Manufacturing
Dimensions:: each panel— width 86 centimeters, length 173 centimeters, and width 172 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: 1952

9. Textile

Museum number:: 5-16394
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Textile samples
Function:: 8.3 For Manufacturing
Dimensions:: length 184.5 centimeters and width 82 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Abeokuta, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1946