Object class: Carvings (visual works) / Culture or time period: Western African cultures / Materials: Ebony (wood) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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1. Bust

Museum number:: 5-16032
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Busts (sculpture) and Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 2.0 Use not specified (Secular Dress and Accoutrements, and Adornment)
Dimensions:: height 15.5 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

2. Bust

Museum number:: 5-16033
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Busts (sculpture) and Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 2.0 Use not specified (Secular Dress and Accoutrements, and Adornment)
Dimensions:: height 14.5 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

3. Busts

Museum number:: 5-13693a,b
Culture or time period:: Benin and Bini Tribe
Object class:: Busts (sculpture) and Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Lagos, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1944

4. Figure

Museum number:: 5-16034
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 1.5 Household
Dimensions:: height 24 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

5. Figure

Museum number:: 5-11696
Culture or time period:: Ashanti
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:: width 6 centimeters, length 9 centimeters, and height 11 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Ghana
Collection date:: 1944

6. Head

Museum number:: 5-3429
Culture or time period:: Bini Tribe
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Collection place:: Nigeria

7. Male bust

Museum number:: 5-13693b
Culture or time period:: Bini Tribe
Object class:: Busts (sculpture), Carvings (visual works), and Men (male humans)
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Collection place:: Lagos, Nigeria