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1. Figures

Museum number:
5-14024
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Collector:
Alvin O. Pierce
Collection place:
Ghana

2. Figures

Museum number:
5-5334a,b
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Dimensions:
male— height 25.7 centimeters and female— height 26.2 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
unknown

3. Figures

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

4. Figures

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:
b— height 25 centimeters, cowrie strands, average— length 16 centimeters, and a— height 23 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Africa
Collection date:
1950

5. Figures

Museum number:
4-9337
Culture or time period:
Middle Horizon, ancient Peru (800–1100 AD)
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Collector:
Max Uhle
Collection place:
Nieveria, Lima valley, Lima Region

6. Figures

Museum number:
9-5596a,b
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Collector:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
China
Collection date:
1890-1930

7. Figures

Museum number:
4-6342
Culture or time period:
Early Ancón period
Collector:
Max Uhle
Collection place:
Ancon Site D, Ancon district, Lima Region

8. Figures

Museum number:
9-5596a
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Collector:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
China
Collection date:
1890-1930

9. Figures

Museum number:
5-16317
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
(a)— 16.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1938

10. Figures

Museum number:
5-15796a,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:
ea— length 34 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Africa
Collection date:
1950