Object class: Stools (seating furniture) / Collection place: British West Africa (historic)

Start Over Object class Stools (seating furniture) Collection place British West Africa (historic)

Museum number:: 5-16328
Culture or time period:: Ashanti
Object class:: Stools (seating furniture)
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:: width 4 centimeters, height 4.8 centimeters, and length 7.1 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Ghana
Collection date:: 1943

Museum number:: 5-16326
Culture or time period:: Ashanti
Object class:: Stools (seating furniture)
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:: width 3.5 centimeters, height 5.5 centimeters, and length 8.2 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Ghana

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

Museum number:: 5-14085
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Stools (seating furniture)
Maker or artist:: Duga of Meko
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: height 34 centimeters and diameter 29 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: 1950

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