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1. Base

Museum number:
5-10280c
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Function:
3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ife, Nigeria
Collection date:
1937

2. Base

Museum number:
5-10280d
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Function:
3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ife, Nigeria
Collection date:
1937

3. Beaded scabbard

Museum number:
5-16412
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Beads (pierced objects)
Function:
3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Africa

4. Chair

Museum number:
5-11724
Culture or time period:
Chokwe
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Collector:
Axel M. Peterson
Collection place:
Zaire, Central Africa, Africa
Collection date:
March, 1976

5. Cushion

Museum number:
5-12979
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Function:
3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Dimensions:
diameter 35.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ife, Nigeria
Collection date:
1938

6. Flywhisk

Museum number:
5-15422
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Fly whisks
Maker or artist:
Oke Akanbi
Function:
3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Dimensions:
length 62 centimeters and height 18.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:
1960

7. Seat

Museum number:
5-10280a
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Function:
3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ife, Nigeria
Collection date:
1937

8. Staff

Museum number:
5-13049
Culture or time period:
Umbundu
Function:
3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Dimensions:
length 43.3 centimeters
Collection place:
Angola
Collection date:
1947-1948

9. Staff

Museum number:
5-16411
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Function:
3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Dimensions:
length 159 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
unknown

10. Staff

Museum number:
5-16017
Culture or time period:
Ba Luba
Function:
3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Dimensions:
36.5 centimeters, 20.5 centimeters, and 9.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo