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- Museum number:
- 5-10210a-j
- Culture or time period:
- Yoruba
- Object class:
- Arrows (projectiles)
- Function:
- 1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
- Dimensions:
- i— length 82 centimeters, f— length 80.5 centimeters, e— length 82.3 centimeters, a— length 80 centimeters, h— length 80.6 centimeters, g— length 81.7 centimeters, b,c— length 81 centimeters, and d,j— length 81.5 centimeters
- Collector:
- William Russell Bascom
- Collection place:
- Igana, Oyo State, Nigeria
- Collection date:
- 1938
- Museum number:
- 5-16991a,b
- Culture or time period:
- Igbo
- Object class:
- Baskets (containers) and Coiled weaving
- Function:
- 1.5 Household
- Dimensions:
- a— height 34 centimeters, a— diameter 58 centimeters, b— diameter 34.5 centimeters, and b— height 7.5 centimeters
- Collector:
- Barbara Ames and David Ames
- Collection place:
- Nsukka, Nigeria
- Collection date:
- 1962-1963
- Museum number:
- 5-16503
- Culture or time period:
- Yoruba
- Object class:
- Baskets (containers)
- Function:
- 1.5 Household
- Dimensions:
- diameter 40 centimeters and height 7.5 centimeters
- Collector:
- Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
- Collection place:
- Nigeria
- Museum number:
- 5-7283
- Culture or time period:
- Yoruba
- Function:
- 2.1 Daily Garb
- Dimensions:
- length 31.5 centimeters and width 27 centimeters
- Collector:
- Dave Radmore
- Collection place:
- Nigeria
- Collection date:
- unknown
- Museum number:
- 5-16504
- Culture or time period:
- Yoruba
- Object class:
- Hats
- Function:
- 2.0 Use not specified (Secular Dress and Accoutrements, and Adornment)
- Dimensions:
- diameter 38.5 centimeters and height 9 centimeters
- Collector:
- Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
- Collection place:
- Liberia
- Museum number:
- 5-16510
- Culture or time period:
- Bambara
- Object class:
- Masks (costume)
- Function:
- 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
- Dimensions:
- width 4.6 centimeters, height 28 centimeters, and length 9.3 centimeters
- Collector:
- Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
- Collection place:
- Western Africa
- Museum number:
- 5-10163
- Culture or time period:
- Yoruba
- Object class:
- Spindles (textile working equipment)
- Function:
- 1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
- Dimensions:
- length 22 centimeters
- Collector:
- William Russell Bascom
- Collection place:
- Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria
- Collection date:
- 1951
- Museum number:
- 5-7668
- Culture or time period:
- Yoruba
- Object class:
- Basket trays and Plaited weaving
- Function:
- 1.5 Household
- Dimensions:
- diameter 44 centimeters
- Collector:
- LeRoy M. Law
- Collection place:
- Nigeria
- Collection date:
- ca. 1967
- Museum number:
- 5-7666
- Culture or time period:
- Hausa
- Object class:
- Basketry (object genre) and Coiled weaving
- Function:
- 1.5 Household
- Collection place:
- Nigeria