Collection place: Osun State, Nigeria / Culture or time period: Yoruba cluster / Materials: Iron (metal) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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1. Castings

Museum number:: 5-15966
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
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Ife, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1937-1938

2. Ere ibeji figure

Museum number:: 5-14864a
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Carvings (visual works) and Ere ibeji
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: height 27.4 centimeters
Collector:: Joan Wescott
Collection place:: Oshogbo, Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

3. Ere ibeji figure

Museum number:: 5-14865a
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Ere ibeji
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: height 25 centimeters
Collector:: Joan Wescott
Collection place:: Oshogbo, Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

4. Ere ibeji figure

Museum number:: 5-14864b
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Carvings (visual works) and Ere ibeji
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: height 27 centimeters
Collector:: Joan Wescott
Collection place:: Oshogbo, Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

5. Ere ibeji figure

Museum number:: 5-14865b
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Ere ibeji
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: height 27.2 centimeters
Collector:: Joan Wescott
Collection place:: Oshogbo, 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. 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