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1. Mask

Museum number:
5-13205
Culture or time period:
Baule
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:
height 15.5 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Cote d'Ivoire
Collection date:
1965

2. Mask

Museum number:
5-16242
Culture or time period:
Baule
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
height 29 centimeters, length 71 centimeters, and width 27 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Cote d'Ivoire
Collection date:
1962

3. Mask

Museum number:
5-14941
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Collection place:
Nigeria

4. Mask

Museum number:
5-15489
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Maker or artist:
Duga of Meko
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
width 31 centimeters and height 26.3 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Meko, Nigeria
Collection date:
1950

5. Mask

Museum number:
5-12976
Culture or time period:
Baule
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:
height 38 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Cote d'Ivoire
Collection date:
1965

6. Mask

Museum number:
5-14940
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Collection place:
Nigeria

7. Mask

Museum number:
5-14942
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Collection place:
Nigeria