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1. Axe

Museum number:
5-16342
Culture or time period:
Tsogo
Object class:
Axes (tools) and Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
length 35.7 centimeters, width 6.5 centimeters, and height 24.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1967

2. Axe

Museum number:
5-15401
Culture or time period:
Ba Pende
Object class:
Axes (tools)
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Collector:
Dan Stuhlmueller and Walter Herzog
Collection place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1981-1983

3. Bellows

Museum number:
5-4389
Culture or time period:
Luena and Luvale
Object class:
Bellows (fire controlling equipment)
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Collector:
Daniel J. Crowley
Collection place:
Katende Chipoya, Katanga province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
April 26, 1960

4. Carved figure

Museum number:
5-4546TMP1
Culture or time period:
Chokwe
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Collector:
Daniel J. Crowley
Collection place:
Sanjolomba, Katanga province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

5. Carved figure

Museum number:
5-1703
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Collector:
Igor Kopytoff
Collection place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo

6. Cup

Museum number:
5-13481
Culture or time period:
Ba Kuba
Object class:
Cups (drinking vessels)
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Dimensions:
height 15.3 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1964

7. Cup

Museum number:
5-5289
Culture or time period:
Ba Kuba
Object class:
Cups (drinking vessels)
Function:
1.5 Household
Dimensions:
height 21 centimeters
Collector:
Helena Rubinstein
Collection place:
Katanga province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
4/21/1966

8. Cup

Museum number:
5-8786
Culture or time period:
Ba Kuba
Object class:
Carvings (visual works) and Cups (drinking vessels)
Function:
1.5 Household
Dimensions:
depth 8 centimeters and height 18 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1964

9. Divination animal

Museum number:
5-12977
Culture or time period:
Ba Kuba and Lele
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
length 28 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1968

10. Drum

Museum number:
5-14331
Culture or time period:
Ba Kuba
Object class:
Drums (membranophones)
Function:
5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments and 5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Dimensions:
height 27.3 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1968