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Museum number:
5-855
Culture or time period:
Kuanyama Ambo
Object class:
Belts (costume accessories)
Function:
7.0 Use not specified (Communication, Records, Currency, and Measures)
Collector:
Edwin M. Loeb, Ella-Marie Loeb, and University of California African Expedition
Collection place:
Namibia
Collection date:
Spring 1948
Museum number:
9-11099
Culture or time period:
Indian
Object class:
Belts (costume accessories)
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Dimensions:
length 83 centimeters
Collector:
Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro
Collection place:
Madhya Pradesh, India
Collection date:
January 1970
Museum number:
9-6274
Object class:
Bracelets (jewelry)
Collection place:
Western Asia
Museum number:
5-10188
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Charms
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
height 7.5 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Badagry, Nigeria
Collection date:
1942
Museum number:
5-10189
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Necklaces
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
length 144 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Badagry, Nigeria
Collection date:
1942
Museum number:
5-16834
Culture or time period:
Gurage
Object class:
Containers (receptacles)
Function:
1.5 Household
Dimensions:
height 13 centimeters and diameter 8.7 centimeters
Collector:
Dorothy Shack and William A. Shack
Collection place:
Ethiopia
Museum number:
5-15958
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
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ife, Nigeria
Collection date:
1937-1951
Museum number:
5-16902a-c
Dimensions:
diameter 8 centimeters
Collector:
Robert I. Orlins
Collection place:
Sudan
Museum number:
5-15977
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
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Meko, Nigeria
Collection date:
unknown
Museum number:
5-15993a-j
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Function:
8.0 Use not specified (Raw Materials)
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
unknown