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Museum number:
5-5334a,b
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Dimensions:
female— height 26.2 centimeters and male— height 25.7 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
unknown
Museum number:
5-4438a,b
Culture or time period:
Chokwe
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Collector:
Daniel J. Crowley
Collection place:
Sakadimba, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
June 1, 1960
Museum number:
5-15426a,b
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:
a— height 23 centimeters, b— height 25 centimeters, and cowrie strands, average— length 16 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Africa
Collection date:
1950
Museum number:
5-16236a-e
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Maker or artist:
Thomas Ona
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
height 23.5 centimeters, width 11 centimeters, and depth 6.7 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Lagos, Nigeria
Museum number:
16-14914
Collector:
Clarence Mayhew and Mrs. Clarence Mayhew
Collection place:
Peru
Museum number:
2-6170a-l
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Collector:
unknown
Collection place:
Alaska
Collection date:
1898
Museum number:
3-31446
Object class:
Drums (membranophones)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Collector:
John Paul
Collection place:
Mexico
Museum number:
5-12978
Culture or time period:
Kran
Object class:
Ground stone and Mortars (grinding tools)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Collection place:
Liberia