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Museum number:
5-10210a-j
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Arrows (projectiles)
Function:
1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Dimensions:
b,c— length 81 centimeters, e— length 82.3 centimeters, a— length 80 centimeters, i— length 82 centimeters, g— length 81.7 centimeters, h— length 80.6 centimeters, f— length 80.5 centimeters, and d,j— length 81.5 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Igana, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:
1938
Museum number:
5-10147
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Bracelets (jewelry)
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Dimensions:
diameter 9 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:
1951
Museum number:
5-15217
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:
length 71.3 centimeters
Collector:
Joan Wescott
Collection place:
Ogbomosho, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:
unknown
Museum number:
5-15687a,b
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
height 10.6 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:
1951
Museum number:
5-14944a-c
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 34.925 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:
1951
Museum number:
5-14945a-c
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 36.83 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:
1951
Museum number:
5-15206
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Bowls (vessels)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
height 28 centimeters
Collector:
Joan Wescott
Collection place:
Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:
unknown
Museum number:
5-10130
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Hoes (agricultural tools)
Function:
1.3 Agriculture and Animal Husbandry
Dimensions:
length 21.5 centimeters and width 18 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Igana, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:
1938
Museum number:
5-10168a,b
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Function:
8.3 For Manufacturing
Dimensions:
a— length 6 centimeters and b— length 5 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:
1960
Museum number:
5-10223
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Keys (hardware)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Dimensions:
length 10 centimeters and width 11.5 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:
1960