a) bow, wrought iron, with twisted rod "bow string": L 20.5 cm b) one bundle of 9 staples, in process of mfg. (not yet bent into "U" but pointed at both ends); L 7.3 cm
Donor:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Africa
Verbatim coll. place:
West Africa; Nigeria; Yoruba; Igana
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bows (weapons)
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Accession date:
December 15, 1993
Context of use:
a) per field card: "Sopona Ososi, orun, Iganna." [an artifact from the Ogun cult?] Note: field card describes bow and arrow. arrows not present, but b) is bundle of staples.
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
a— length 20.5 centimeters and b— length 7.3 centimeters
Comment:
Iganna, 1938, Ososi Sopona (orun) (?). NOTE: may be 5-15670, vice 5-15673. PAHMA Storage Loc: 20A, W-11-9