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1. Axe

Museum number:
5-16342
Culture or time period:
Tsogo
Object class:
Axes (tools) and Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
length 35.7 centimeters, height 24.5 centimeters, and width 6.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1967

2. Board (decorated)

Museum number:
5-16323
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
height 1.2 centimeters, width 19.4 centimeters, and length 46.4 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Western Africa

3. Bone or ivory pieces

Museum number:
5-15962a-d
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
b— width 2.4 centimeters, d— length 4.1 centimeters, b— length 5.1 centimeters, d— width 2.1 centimeters, c— length 5 centimeters, a— width 2.2 centimeters, c— width 2.2 centimeters, and a— length 4.1 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ife, Nigeria
Collection date:
1937-1938

4. Box

Museum number:
5-11702a
Culture or time period:
Ba Kuba
Object class:
Boxes (containers)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1964

5. Box with lid

Museum number:
5-11702a,b
Culture or time period:
Ba Kuba
Object class:
Boxes (containers)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
length 20 centimeters, width 6.5 centimeters, and depth 4.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Africa
Collection date:
1964

6. Bust

Museum number:
5-4885
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Object class:
Busts (sculpture) and Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
height 23 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Achimota, Ghana
Collection date:
1943-1944

7. Bust

Museum number:
5-4884
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Object class:
Busts (sculpture)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
height 23.5 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Achimota, Ghana
Collection date:
1943-1944

8. Caricature figure

Museum number:
5-16230a,b
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
width 7.5 centimeters, height 19.5 centimeters, and length 4.7 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
unknown

9. Carving

Museum number:
5-16003
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
height 30 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Northern Africa
Collection date:
1944

10. Casting

Museum number:
5-4893
Culture or time period:
Bamun
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Cameroon