waistband of strung and ground down palm kernel seeds; L. 81 cm.
Donor:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ife, Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; Ife; Yoruba
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection date:
1938
Materials:
Palm
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Accession date:
1971
Context of use:
owned by mother of one of Rufus Awojodu's wives
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
length 81 centimeters
Comment:
Idileke, Ife, 150, 1937-38. Beads made of palm nut shells. Notation:”lagidigba 150 on 9/18/37; from mother of one of Rufus’ wives”(see page 10, 9/14/37.); PAHMA Storage Loc: W-12-6 (Murdock 31:31)