Object name: Divining chain / Collection place: Western Africa / Collector: William Russell Bascom - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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1. Divining chain

Museum number:: 5-10842
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 89.7 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Ilara, Ogun State, Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

2. Divining chain

Museum number:: 5-15957
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 130 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: 1937-1938

3. Divining chain

Museum number:: 5-15664
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 125 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

4. Divining chain

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

5. Divining chain

Museum number:: 5-15663
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 112 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

6. Divining chain

Museum number:: 5-15650b
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
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Ilesha, Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown