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1. Animal figure

Museum number:
5-11695
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:
length 20 centimeters, height 17 centimeters, and width 8.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ghana
Collection date:
1944

2. Box and lid

Museum number:
5-16367a,b
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Object class:
Boxes (containers)
Dimensions:
b— length 6.7 centimeters, b— height 1.5 centimeters, a— width 3.5 centimeters, a— length 6.3 centimeters, a— height 2.9 centimeters, and b— width 3.2 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ghana
Collection date:
1943

3. 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

4. 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

5. Doll

Museum number:
5-4891
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Object class:
Dolls (figurines)
Function:
6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children
Dimensions:
length 15 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Accra, Ghana
Collection date:
1943-1944

6. Fertility figurine

Museum number:
5-6334
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
length 33 centimeters and width 12.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ghana
Collection date:
1943

7. Figure

Museum number:
5-4892
Culture or time period:
Moshi and Mossi
Object class:
Pottery
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
height 12 centimeters and length 19 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
Collection date:
1942-1943

8. Figure

Museum number:
5-4888
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Object class:
Pottery
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
height 23 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Accra, Ghana
Collection date:
1943-1944

9. Figure

Museum number:
5-4887
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ghana

10. Figure

Museum number:
5-4886
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
height 28 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Kumasi, Ghana
Collection date:
1943-1944