Culture or time period: Western African cultures / Function: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)

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1. Ancestral figure

Museum number:: 5-3816
Culture or time period:: Igbo
Object class:: Ancestor figures (devotional objects)
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Collection place:: Nnewi-ichi, Nigeria

2. Base

Museum number:: 5-5352a
Culture or time period:: Senufo
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Collection place:: Cote d'Ivoire

3. Baton

Museum number:: 5-3212
Culture or time period:: Baule
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:: length 28.55 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Tivi Province, Cote d'Ivoire
Collection date:: July 1963

4. Baton

Museum number:: 5-3213
Culture or time period:: Baule
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:: length 26.02 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Tivi Province, Cote d'Ivoire
Collection date:: July 1963

5. Baton

Museum number:: 5-3208
Culture or time period:: Baule
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:: height 38.1 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Tivi Province, Cote d'Ivoire
Collection date:: July 1963

6. Baton

Museum number:: 5-3211
Culture or time period:: Baule
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:: length 27.3 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Tivi Province, Cote d'Ivoire
Collection date:: July 1963

7. Bird

Museum number:: 5-13862b
Culture or time period:: Senufo
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Collection place:: Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire

8. Bird

Museum number:: 5-13862c
Culture or time period:: Senufo
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Collection place:: Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire

9. Bird

Museum number:: 5-13862a
Culture or time period:: Senufo
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Collection place:: Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire

10. Bone or ivory pieces

Museum number:: 5-15962a-d
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:: b— length 5.1 centimeters, c— length 5 centimeters, c— width 2.2 centimeters, d— width 2.1 centimeters, a— length 4.1 centimeters, d— length 4.1 centimeters, b— width 2.4 centimeters, and a— width 2.2 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Ife, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1937-1938

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