Collection place: Africa / Collector: William Russell Bascom / Function: 3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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1. Base

Museum number:: 5-10280c
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Function:: 3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Ife, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1937

2. Base

Museum number:: 5-10280d
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Function:: 3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Ife, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1937

3. Beaded scabbard

Museum number:: 5-16412
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Beads (pierced objects)
Function:: 3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Africa

4. Crown

Museum number:: 5-2600
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Function:: 3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Dimensions:: diameter 20.32 centimeters and height 29.21 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Southern Nigeria
Collection date:: 1938

5. Cushion

Museum number:: 5-12979
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Function:: 3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Dimensions:: diameter 35.5 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Ife, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1938

6. Flywhisk

Museum number:: 5-15422
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Fly whisks
Maker or artist:: Oke Akanbi
Function:: 3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Dimensions:: length 62 centimeters and height 18.5 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1960

7. Hammer

Museum number:: 5-3313
Culture or time period:: Dan
Object class:: Hammers (tools)
Function:: 3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Dimensions:: length 20.5 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Cote d'Ivoire
Collection date:: July 1963

8. Seat

Museum number:: 5-10280a
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Function:: 3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Ife, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1937

9. Staff

Museum number:: 5-16411
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Function:: 3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Dimensions:: length 159 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

10. Staff

Museum number:: 5-16017
Culture or time period:: Ba Luba
Function:: 3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Dimensions:: 9.5 centimeters, 36.5 centimeters, and 20.5 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Democratic Republic of the Congo