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1. Axe

Museum number:: 5-16342
Culture or time period:: Tsogo
Object class:: Axes (tools) and Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:: width 6.5 centimeters, length 35.7 centimeters, and height 24.5 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1967

2. Figure

Museum number:: 5-16292
Culture or time period:: Mfinu
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:: width 4.6 centimeters, height 4.2 centimeters, and length 16.5 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Republic of the Congo

3. Gong

Museum number:: 5-16343
Culture or time period:: Tsogo
Object class:: Gongs
Function:: 5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Dimensions:: width 11 centimeters, length 44.5 centimeters, and height 8.6 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Republic of the Congo

4. Mask

Museum number:: 5-1788
Culture or time period:: Fang and Kota of Gabon
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Dimensions:: mask only; without horns— height 34.5 centimeters and from nose of one face to nose of the other.— height 35.56 centimeters
Collector:: James W. Fernandez
Collection place:: Gabon
Collection date:: 1960

5. Sculpture

Museum number:: 5-1618
Culture or time period:: Kota of Gabon
Object class:: Sculpture (visual works)
Production date:: circa 1900
Collector:: Mrs. Victor K. Zurcher and Victor K. Zurcher
Collection place:: Gabon

6. Wood and metal figure

Museum number:: 5-12998
Culture or time period:: Mahongwe
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Collection place:: Gabon