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41. Staff

Museum number:: 5-16411
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Function:: 3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Dimensions:: length 159 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

42. Staff

Museum number:: 5-15214
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: length 131.5 centimeters
Collector:: Joan Wescott
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

43. Staple

Museum number:: 5-3440
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Dimensions:: height 5.239 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1951

44. Stool (seating furniture)

Museum number:: 5-10280a-d
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Stools (seating furniture)
Function:: 3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Dimensions:: a— diameter 50 centimeters, d— diameter 50 centimeters, b— length 29.5 centimeters, and c— diameter 48 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Ife, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1937

45. Wand

Museum number:: 5-14506
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:: height 35.5 centimeters
Collector:: Stash Kaye
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: 1975