Object class: Sculpture (visual works) / Collection place: British West Africa (historic) / Collector: William Russell Bascom

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2. Animal figure

Museum number:: 5-3452
Culture or time period:: Ashanti
Object class:: Figurines
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:: height 16 centimeters and length 19 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Ghana
Collection date:: 1944-1945

3. Animal figure

Museum number:: 5-11695
Culture or time period:: Ashanti
Object class:: Figurines
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:: width 8.5 centimeters, height 17 centimeters, and length 20 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Ghana
Collection date:: 1944

4. Bone or ivory pieces

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:: c— length 5 centimeters, c— width 2.2 centimeters, d— length 4.1 centimeters, a— length 4.1 centimeters, b— length 5.1 centimeters, b— width 2.4 centimeters, a— 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

5. Bowl

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

6. Bowl

Museum number:: 5-14086a,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,b— height 25 centimeters and a,b— diameter 38 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: 1938

7. Bowl and lid

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— diameter 13.6 centimeters, b— height 16.2 centimeters, and a— height 12 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

8. Bowl lid

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

9. Bullroarer

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:: width 7.5 centimeters and length 50 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1951

10. Bust

Museum number:: 5-3451
Culture or time period:: Ashanti
Object class:: Busts (sculpture)
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:: height 26 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Achimota, Ghana
Collection date:: 1944-1945

11. Bust

Museum number:: 5-3447
Culture or time period:: Ashanti
Object class:: Busts (sculpture) and Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:: height 18 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Kumasi, Ghana
Collection date:: 1943-1944

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