Sling shot

Museum number:
5-16430
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050016430
Alternate number:
B-1298 (previous number (Bascom’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.4739
Description:
Baule Sling Shot, 7-14”. Purchased, 1971, $25. Purchased from Baba Kaba
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Ghana
Verbatim coll. place:
West Africa, Ghana, Baule
Culture or time period:
Baule
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.0 Use not specified (Utensils, Implements, and Conveyances)
Accession date:
June 23, 2004
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Comment:
PAHMA Storage Loc: V 3-Bascom-4
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Sling shot, accession number 5-16430, described as Baule Sling Shot, 7-14”. Purchased, 1971, $25. Purchased from Baba KabaHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Sling shot, accession number 5-16430, described as Baule Sling Shot, 7-14”. Purchased, 1971, $25. Purchased from Baba Kaba

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