Collection place: British West Africa (historic) / Materials: Metal

Museum number:: 5-15967
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:: box— width 15.5 centimeters, box— depth 2 centimeters, dark red feathers— length 15 centimeters, light red feathers— length 9.5 centimeters, and box— height 11 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

Museum number:: 5-10842
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 89.7 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Ilara, Ogun State, Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

Museum number:: 5-16014
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:: chain— length 106 centimeters and free hanging strands— length 7 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

Museum number:: 5-15918
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 25 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: 1965

Museum number:: 5-14870b
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 26 centimeters
Collector:: Joan Wescott
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

Museum number:: 5-14870a
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 26 centimeters
Collector:: Joan Wescott
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

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