Collection place: Nigeria / Materials: Wood (plant material) / Accession year: [Missing]

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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. 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

4. Bowl and lid

Museum number:: 5-15513a,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— height 12 centimeters, a— diameter 13.6 centimeters, and b— height 16.2 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

5. Box of shells

Museum number:: 5-13463.2
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Boxes (containers)
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:: height 71.5 centimeters
Collector:: Abdul K. Disu
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

6. Cup

Museum number:: 5-10840
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Cups (drinking vessels)
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: height 20.6 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Igana, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1937-1938

7. Cup

Museum number:: 5-12985
Object class:: Cups (drinking vessels)
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: height 56.5 centimeters
Collector:: Dutch Collector in Amsterdam
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: 1974

8. Dance vestment

Museum number:: 5-15425
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Maker or artist:: Baba Kaba
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: strands, max.— length 48 centimeters, max— height 33 centimeters, and strands, smallest— length 28 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: 1971

9. Dance wand

Museum number:: 5-14321
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
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:: height 55 centimeters
Collector:: Vivian Burns and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: 1974

10. Divination bag

Museum number:: 5-15374
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 62 centimeters and width 17 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: early 1950s

11. Divination cup

Museum number:: 5-15416
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
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:: height 14 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Meko, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1941

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