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1. Charm-necklace

Museum number:: 5-10189
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Necklaces
Function:: 5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: length 144 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Badagry, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1942

2. Charm-necklace

Museum number:: 5-10186
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Necklaces
Function:: 5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: length 99 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: 1944

3. Ear rings

Museum number:: 5-6024a,b
Culture or time period:: Kikuyu
Object class:: Earrings (jewelry)
Function:: 2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Collector:: Ronald J. Clarke
Collection place:: Limuru, Central Kenya
Collection date:: 1964

4. Earrings, men's

Museum number:: 5-15479a,b
Culture or time period:: Zulu
Object class:: Earrings (jewelry)
Function:: 2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Dimensions:: diameter 6 centimeters
Collector:: Margot Winer
Collection place:: Johannesburg, Gauteng province, Republic of South Africa
Collection date:: 1990

5. Headdress

Museum number:: 5-17102
Culture or time period:: Senufo
Object class:: Headdresses
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:: weight 21.25 inches, length 33.5 inches, and height 8.5 inches
Collector:: Robert D. Haas
Collection place:: Cote d'Ivoire
Collection date:: 1964-1966

6. Headdress

Museum number:: 5-10181
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Headdresses
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Collector:: Baba Alawode [Yoruba]
Collection place:: Igana, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1938

7. Headdress

Museum number:: 5-15999
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Headdresses
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:: 1970

8. Headdress

Museum number:: 5-10182
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Headdresses and Masks (costume)
Function:: 2.4 Fine Clothes and Accoutrements not used exclusively for status or religious purposes
Dimensions:: diameter 16 centimeters and height 33.5 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Igana, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1938

9. Headdress

Museum number:: 5-17103
Culture or time period:: Senufo
Object class:: Headdresses
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:: width 18.5 inches, height 8 inches, and length 28.5 inches
Collector:: Robert D. Haas
Collection place:: Cote d'Ivoire
Collection date:: 1964-1966

10. Headdress

Museum number:: 5-13877
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Headdresses
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: height 32 centimeters
Collector:: unknown
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown