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1. Bellows

Museum number:: 5-4389
Culture or time period:: Luena and Luvale
Object class:: Bellows (fire controlling equipment)
Function:: 1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Collector:: Daniel J. Crowley
Collection place:: Katende Chipoya, Katanga province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: April 26, 1960

2. Boat

Museum number:: 5-2671a
Culture or time period:: Luvale
Object class:: Boats
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Collection place:: Livingstone Museum, Livingstone, Zambia

3. Charm figure

Museum number:: 5-13050
Culture or time period:: Teke
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: height 30.3 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1968

4. Container

Museum number:: 5-2605
Culture or time period:: Luvale
Object class:: Containers (receptacles)
Function:: 5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Collection place:: African Craft Village, Livingstone Museum, Zambia

5. Figure

Museum number:: 5-16286
Culture or time period:: Ba Songye
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:: width 6.5 centimeters, height 19.3 centimeters, and length 6.5 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1966

6. Figure

Museum number:: 5-16287
Culture or time period:: Ba Vili
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:: length 6 centimeters, width 7 centimeters, and height 21.5 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1968

7. Figure

Museum number:: 5-2671e
Culture or time period:: Luvale
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Collection place:: Livingstone Museum, Livingstone, Zambia

8. Figure

Museum number:: 5-16285
Culture or time period:: Chokwe and Songo
Object class:: Carvings (visual works), Figurines, and Women (female humans)
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:: height 18 centimeters and width 4 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1965

9. Figure & base

Museum number:: 5-16284a,b
Culture or time period:: Ba Songye
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:: height 18 centimeters and width 4 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1965

10. Figure with paddles

Museum number:: 5-2671c
Culture or time period:: Luvale
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Collection place:: Livingstone Museum, Livingstone, Zambia