Collection place: Nigeria / Materials: Wood (plant material)

1. Amulet

Museum number:: 5-15213
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Amulets
Function:: 5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: length 7.7 centimeters
Collection place:: Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

2. Axe handle

Museum number:: 5-14323
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Axes (tools)
Function:: 1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Dimensions:: height 48.5 centimeters
Collector:: Baba Kaba and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: 1970

3. Bell

Museum number:: 5-11710
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Bells (idiophones)
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: length 31 centimeters and width 4 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Igana, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1938

4. Bell

Museum number:: 5-11714
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Bells (idiophones)
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: length 23 centimeters and width 3.5 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Igana, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1938

5. Bell (?)

Museum number:: 5-6282
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Bells (idiophones)
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:: height 88 centimeters
Collector:: Philip Peek
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: June 1966

6. Bell tapper

Museum number:: 5-11736
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:: height 47.5 centimeters
Collector:: LeRoy M. Law
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: before 1968

7. Bird

Museum number:: 5-10262
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Function:: 2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Dimensions:: length 11 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Ife, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1938

8. Bird

Museum number:: 5-7258b
Collector:: LeRoy M. Law
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: pre-1968

9. Bowl

Museum number:: 5-15514
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Bowls (vessels) and 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:: diameter 25.2 centimeters and height 38 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: 1943

10. Bowl

Museum number:: 5-14086a,b
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Bowls (vessels) and 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:: a,b— diameter 38 centimeters and a,b— height 25 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: 1938

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