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1. Base

Museum number:
5-4628b
Culture or time period:
Benin
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Collection place:
Nigeria

2. Base

Museum number:
5-4629b
Culture or time period:
Benin
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Collection place:
Nigeria

3. Cigarette box

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

4. Cushion

Museum number:
5-12979
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Function:
3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Dimensions:
diameter 35.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ife, Nigeria
Collection date:
1938

5. Divining chain

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

6. Divining chains

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

7. Drum

Museum number:
5-7633
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Drums (membranophones)
Function:
5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Dimensions:
height 48 centimeters and diameter 24 centimeters
Collector:
LeRoy M. Law
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
ca. 1967

8. Ere ibeji figure

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

9. Ere ibeji figure

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

10. Ere ibeji figure

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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