Object class: Jewelry worn on arms and hands / Culture or time period: Yoruba / Materials: Iron (metal)

Start Over Object class Jewelry worn on arms and hands Culture or time period Yoruba Materials Iron (metal)

Museum number:: 5-15959
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Bracelets (jewelry)
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: length 19.5 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

Museum number:: 5-3436
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Rings (finger jewelry)
Function:: 5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: diameter 2.54 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1951

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