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Start Over Collector Berta Bascom Culture or time period Western African cultures Function 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)

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Current results range from 1937 to 1972

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1. 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:
a— length 4.1 centimeters, c— length 5 centimeters, a— width 2.2 centimeters, b— length 5.1 centimeters, b— width 2.4 centimeters, c— width 2.2 centimeters, d— length 4.1 centimeters, and d— width 2.1 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ife, Nigeria
Collection date:
1937-1938

2. 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:
length 4.7 centimeters, width 7.5 centimeters, and height 19.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
unknown

3. 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

4. Fertility figurine

Museum number:
5-16267
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
width 9.5 centimeters and height 22 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ghana

5. Fertility figurine

Museum number:
5-16515
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
width 4.9 centimeters, height 11 centimeters, and depth 2.8 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ghana

6. Fertility figurine

Museum number:
5-16272
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
length 4.9 centimeters, height 28.5 centimeters, and width 9.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ghana

7. Figure

Museum number:
5-16255
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
height 31 centimeters, length 7 centimeters, and width 7.8 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria

8. Figure

Museum number:
5-16278
Culture or time period:
Baule
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
length 31.5 centimeters, height 7.5 centimeters, and width 7.2 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Cote d'Ivoire

9. Figure

Museum number:
5-16254
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
width 16.1 centimeters, height 32.5 centimeters, and length 5.2 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ghana
Collection date:
1946

10. Figure

Museum number:
5-16374
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
width 2.5 centimeters, length 2.4 centimeters, and height 6.6 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria