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1. Belt

Museum number:
5-855
Culture or time period:
Kuanyama Ambo
Object class:
Belts (costume accessories)
Function:
7.0 Use not specified (Communication, Records, Currency, and Measures)
Collector:
Edwin M. Loeb, Ella-Marie Loeb, and University of California African Expedition
Collection place:
Namibia
Collection date:
Spring 1948

2. Charm

Museum number:
5-10188
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Charms
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
height 7.5 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Badagry, Nigeria
Collection date:
1942

3. Charm-necklace

Museum number:
5-10189
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Necklaces
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
length 144 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Badagry, Nigeria
Collection date:
1942

4. Container

Museum number:
5-16834
Culture or time period:
Gurage
Object class:
Containers (receptacles)
Function:
1.5 Household
Dimensions:
height 13 centimeters and diameter 8.7 centimeters
Collector:
Dorothy Shack and William A. Shack
Collection place:
Ethiopia

5. Cowrie shell

Museum number:
5-15958
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ife, Nigeria
Collection date:
1937-1951

6. Cowrie shells

Museum number:
5-15977
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Meko, Nigeria
Collection date:
unknown

7. Cowrie shells and seed pods

Museum number:
5-15993a-j
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Function:
8.0 Use not specified (Raw Materials)
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
unknown

8. Divining chain

Museum number:
5-15664
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
length 125 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:
unknown

9. Helmet mask

Museum number:
5-6238
Culture or time period:
Ba Kuba
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:
height 36 centimeters
Collector:
Harry A. Franklin Gallery [Los Angeles]
Collection place:
Katanga province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
unknown

10. Necklace

Museum number:
5-788
Culture or time period:
Maasai people
Object class:
Necklaces
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Collector:
University of California African Expedition
Collection place:
Ngong, Nairobi, Kenya
Collection date:
1947-1948