Object type: ethnography / Collector: William Russell Bascom / Materials: Aluminum (metal) - 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:: 5-10844
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

3. Ring

Museum number:: 5-3439
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Rings (finger jewelry)
Function:: 5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: diameter 2.223 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1951

4. Rings

Museum number:: 5-15692
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Rings (finger jewelry)
Function:: 5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: diameter 2.2 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown