Bone or ivory pieces

Museum number:

5-15962a-d

Permalink:

ark:/21549/hm210515962a@2dd

Alternate number:

1855a,b,c,d (original number)

Accession number:

Acc.4677

Description:

carved bone or ivory pieces (4). each piece is flat on one end and tapering to squared off point. they are curved on one side and flat or slightly concaved on the other side. a: 4.1 cm x 2.2 cm, b: 5.1 x 2.4 cm, c: 5 x 2.2 cm, d: 4.1 x 2.1 cm

Donor:

Berta Bascom

Collection place:

Ife, Nigeria

Verbatim coll. place:

Africa; Nigeria; Yoruba; Ife?

Culture or time period:

Yoruba

Collector:

Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom

Collection date:

1937-1938

Materials:

Bone (material) and Ivory (material)

Object type:

ethnography

Object class:

Carvings (visual works)

Function:

5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)

Accession date:

December 15, 1995

Context of use:

used in the worship of orisha 'Obatala'

Department:

Africa (except Ancient Egypt)

Dimensions:

c— length 5 centimeters, a— length 4.1 centimeters, c— width 2.2 centimeters, d— width 2.1 centimeters, b— width 2.4 centimeters, d— length 4.1 centimeters, a— width 2.2 centimeters, and b— length 5.1 centimeters

Comment:

Photo only shows a-c

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