Collection place: Ife, Nigeria / Culture or time period: Yoruba cluster / Materials: Wood (plant material) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Collection place Ife, Nigeria Culture or time period Yoruba cluster Materials Wood (plant material)

1. Bird

Museum number:: 5-10262
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Function:: 2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Dimensions:: length 11 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Ife, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1938

2. Comb

Museum number:: 5-10137
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Combs (grooming tools)
Function:: 1.8 Toilet Articles
Dimensions:: length 10 centimeters and height 6.5 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Ife, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1938

3. Divination tray

Museum number:: 5-15943
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:: width 36.5 centimeters and height 33 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Ife, Nigeria
Collection date:: 12/15/37

4. Doll

Museum number:: 5-11716
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Dolls (figurines)
Function:: 6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children
Dimensions:: width 7 centimeters and length 20.5 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Ife, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1938

5. Door panel

Museum number:: 5-14838
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:: width 52 centimeters and height 30.5 centimeters
Collector:: Remi Owojoodu
Collection place:: Ife, Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

6. Knife

Museum number:: 5-10133
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Function:: 1.9 Multiple Utility
Dimensions:: length 22.5 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Ife, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1938

7. Knife

Museum number:: 5-10131
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Function:: 1.9 Multiple Utility
Dimensions:: length 23 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Ife, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1938

8. Knife

Museum number:: 5-10134
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Function:: 1.9 Multiple Utility
Dimensions:: length 27 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Ife, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1938

9. Spoon

Museum number:: 5-10139
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Spoons
Function:: 1.5 Household
Dimensions:: length 34 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Ife, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1937

10. 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, c— diameter 48 centimeters, b— length 29.5 centimeters, and d— diameter 50 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Ife, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1937