Staples

Museum number:
5-15679a,b
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
B-2077a,b (previous number (Bascom’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.4614
Description:
staples, wrought iron; flattened rod bent over to form "U"; pointed ends; a) one bundle of four; L 5.9 cm b) one bundle of four; L 3.7 cm
Donor:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
West Africa; Nigeria; Yoruba
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.9 Multiple Utility
Accession date:
December 15, 1993
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
b— length 3.7 centimeters and a— length 5.9 centimeters
Comment:
One large staple donated to Hearst Museum in 1963. Balance donated in 1993(?). PAHMA Storage Loc: W-11-9
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Staples, accession number 5-15679a,b, described as staples, wrought iron; flattened rod bent over to form "U"; pointed ends; a) one bundle of four; L 5.9 cm b) one bundle of four; L 3.7 cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Staples, accession number 5-15679a,b, described as staples, wrought iron; flattened rod bent over to form "U"; pointed ends; a) one bundle of four; L 5.9 cm b) one bundle of four; L 3.7 cm

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