Collection place: British West Africa (historic) / Culture or time period: Yoruba cluster / Materials: Ivory (material)

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:: c— width 2.2 centimeters, a— length 4.1 centimeters, b— width 2.4 centimeters, a— width 2.2 centimeters, c— length 5 centimeters, d— width 2.1 centimeters, b— length 5.1 centimeters, and d— length 4.1 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Ife, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1937-1938

Museum number:: 5-15497
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:: diameter 3.6 centimeters and height 13.6 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

Museum number:: 5-15494
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 23.2 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

Museum number:: 5-10844
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 107 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:: before 1967

Museum number:: 5-16283
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:: length 2.4 centimeters, width 2.5 centimeters, and height 6 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria

Museum number:: 5-16432
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:: height 6.5 centimeters, width 2.5 centimeters, and length 2.7 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria

Museum number:: 5-15952
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:: blade— width 1.5 centimeters, handle— width 1.5 centimeters, blade— length 5.5 centimeters, and handle— length 4 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: 1960

Museum number:: 5-10839
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 26.4 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1965

Museum number:: 5-15498
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:: length 28.5 centimeters and diameter 3.5 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Ife, Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

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