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1. Figures

Museum number:
5-14024
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Collector:
Alvin O. Pierce
Collection place:
Ghana

2. Figures

Museum number:
5-5334a,b
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Dimensions:
female— height 26.2 centimeters and male— height 25.7 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
unknown

3. Figures

Museum number:
5-15426a,b
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
b— height 25 centimeters, a— height 23 centimeters, and cowrie strands, average— length 16 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Africa
Collection date:
1950

4. Figures

Museum number:
5-16317
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
(a)— 16.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1938

5. Figures

Museum number:
5-15796a,b
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
ea— length 34 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Africa
Collection date:
1950

6. Figures

Museum number:
5-16237a-q
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:
poler— height 18 centimeters, boat— width 9 centimeters, and boat— length 40.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Lagos, Nigeria
Collection date:
1940s-1950s

7. Figures

Museum number:
5-16236a-e
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Maker or artist:
Thomas Ona
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
height 23.5 centimeters, width 11 centimeters, and depth 6.7 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Lagos, Nigeria

8. Figures

Museum number:
5-12978
Culture or time period:
Kran
Object class:
Ground stone and Mortars (grinding tools)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Collection place:
Liberia