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Museum number:
5-16761
Object class:
Anklets
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Dimensions:
min— diameter 0.5 centimeters, min— length 1 centimeters, max— length 1.2 centimeters, and max— diameter 1 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Western Africa
Museum number:
5-13739
Object class:
Aprons (main garments)
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Collection place:
Algiers, Algeria
Museum number:
5-10841
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Bags (generic containers)
Maker or artist:
Araba
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
width 27.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Agana, Benue State, Nigeria
Collection date:
March 1938
Museum number:
5-16913
Culture or time period:
Nubian
Object class:
Basketry (object genre), Coiled weaving, and Plaques (flat objects)
Function:
1.5 Household
Dimensions:
diameter 40 centimeters
Collector:
William A. Shack
Collection place:
Sudan
Collection date:
1964-1965
Museum number:
5-16467
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Beads (pierced objects)
Function:
8.0 Use not specified (Raw Materials)
Dimensions:
length 19.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Museum number:
5-13734
Object class:
Sheets (bed coverings)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Collection place:
Morocco
Museum number:
5-16762
Object class:
Bells (idiophones)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Dimensions:
min— length 0.9 centimeters, max— diameter 1 centimeters, min— diameter 0.5 centimeters, and max— length 1.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Western Africa
Museum number:
5-16734
Object class:
Belts (costume accessories)
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Dimensions:
width 4.5 centimeters and length 128 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Museum number:
5-16402
Object class:
Blankets (coverings)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Dimensions:
length 210 centimeters and width 110 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ghana
Museum number:
5-16406
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Blankets (coverings)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Dimensions:
length 202.5 centimeters, width 114.8 centimeters, fringe— length 2.5 centimeters, and fringe— length 3 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:
1962