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1. Amulet/ leg rattle

Museum number:
5-15424
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Amulets
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
width 14.8 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
unknown

2. Animal figure

Museum number:
5-12988k
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Collector:
Lila Jackson
Collection place:
Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:
unknown

3. Animal figure

Museum number:
5-12988l
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Collector:
Lila Jackson
Collection place:
Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:
unknown

4. Animal figure

Museum number:
5-12988j
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Collector:
Lila Jackson
Collection place:
Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:
unknown

5. Applicator

Museum number:
5-13011c
Culture or time period:
Sherbro
Object class:
Cosmetic applicators
Function:
1.8 Toilet Articles
Collection place:
Sherbro Mission, Sherbro Island, Sierra Leone
Collection date:
1884

6. Arm dagger

Museum number:
5-1734a
Culture or time period:
Hausa
Function:
1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Collection place:
Nigeria

7. Axe handle

Museum number:
5-14323
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Axes (tools)
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Dimensions:
height 48.5 centimeters
Collector:
Baba Kaba and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1970

8. Bag

Museum number:
5-10841
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Bags (generic containers)
Maker or artist:
Araba
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
width 27.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Agana, Benue State, Nigeria
Collection date:
March 1938

9. Bag of delicate white flakes

Museum number:
5-11790
Culture or time period:
Hausa
Object class:
Bags (generic containers)
Function:
8.2 Medicine and Hygiene
Collector:
Thomas D. Lanagan
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
July 27, 1972

10. Bag of hardened seed balls

Museum number:
5-11778
Culture or time period:
Hausa
Object class:
Bags (generic containers)
Function:
8.2 Medicine and Hygiene
Collector:
Thomas D. Lanagan
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
July 27, 1972