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1. Cup

Museum number:: 5-13481
Culture or time period:: Ba Kuba
Object class:: Cups (drinking vessels)
Function:: 5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Dimensions:: height 15.3 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1964

2. Cup

Museum number:: 5-5289
Culture or time period:: Ba Kuba
Object class:: Cups (drinking vessels)
Function:: 1.5 Household
Dimensions:: height 21 centimeters
Collector:: Helena Rubinstein
Collection place:: Katanga province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 4/21/1966

3. Cup

Museum number:: 5-16340
Culture or time period:: Ba Kuba and Chokwe
Object class:: Cups (drinking vessels)
Function:: 1.5 Household
Dimensions:: height 16 centimeters and width 11.6 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1964

4. Cup

Museum number:: 5-8786
Culture or time period:: Ba Kuba
Object class:: Carvings (visual works) and Cups (drinking vessels)
Function:: 1.5 Household
Dimensions:: height 18 centimeters and depth 8 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1964

5. Divination animal

Museum number:: 5-12977
Culture or time period:: Ba Kuba
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
Dimensions:: length 28 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1968

6. Drum

Museum number:: 5-14331
Culture or time period:: Ba Kuba
Object class:: Drums (membranophones)
Function:: 5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments and 5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Dimensions:: height 27.3 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1968

7. Enema funnel (instrument)

Museum number:: 5-16420
Culture or time period:: Ba Kuba
Object class:: Carvings (visual works) and Geometric patterns
Dimensions:: length 20.1 centimeters and diameter 4.5 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1968

8. Figure

Museum number:: 5-16288
Culture or time period:: Ba Kuba
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:: width 14 centimeters, length 11.5 centimeters, and height 42.5 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1967

9. Helmet mask

Museum number:: 5-6238
Culture or time period:: Ba Kuba
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:: height 36 centimeters
Collector:: Harry A. Franklin Gallery [Los Angeles]
Collection place:: Katanga province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: unknown

10. Mask

Museum number:: 5-13706
Culture or time period:: Ba Kuba
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:: height 32 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1972