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1. Anklet or bracelet

Museum number:
5-16761
Object class:
Anklets
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Dimensions:
min— diameter 0.5 centimeters, min— length 1 centimeters, max— diameter 1 centimeters, and max— length 1.2 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Western Africa

2. Axe

Museum number:
5-16341
Culture or time period:
Ba Luba
Object class:
Axes (tools) and Carvings (visual works)
Function:
1.0 Use not specified (Utensils, Implements, and Conveyances)
Dimensions:
width 8 centimeters and height 48 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1964

3. 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

4. Axe blade

Museum number:
5-16497
Object class:
Axes (tools)
Function:
1.9 Multiple Utility
Dimensions:
width 7.6 centimeters and length 29.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Africa

5. Bag

Museum number:
5-16721
Object class:
Bags (generic containers)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Dimensions:
base— diameter 14.5 centimeters, panels— height 23.8 centimeters, and panels— width 15.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria

6. Bag

Museum number:
5-16723
Object class:
Bags (generic containers)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Dimensions:
fringe— length 4.3 centimeters, width 16.3 centimeters, and length 22.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria

7. Bag

Museum number:
5-16722
Object class:
Bags (generic containers)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Dimensions:
width 17 centimeters, diameter 18 centimeters, and length 25 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria

8. Bag

Museum number:
5-16714
Object class:
Bags (generic containers)
Function:
1.5 Household
Dimensions:
fringe— length 24 centimeters, width 29.6 centimeters, and length 30 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria

9. Basket

Museum number:
5-16765
Object class:
Baskets (containers)
Function:
1.5 Household
Dimensions:
min— height 12.5 centimeters, max— height 12.8 centimeters, and min— diameter 29.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Western Africa

10. Basket

Museum number:
5-16503
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Baskets (containers)
Function:
1.5 Household
Dimensions:
diameter 40 centimeters and height 7.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria