Soap

Museum number:
5-15989
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050015989
Alternate number:
[TBD-MTB, 10/2/2009] (previous number (Bascom’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.4677
Description:
crystal soap. unopened box of Parrot Brand “Finest Green Crystals”.
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; Yoruba
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Crystal (material by form) and Tin (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
8.2 Medicine and Hygiene
Accession date:
December 15, 1995
Context of use:
according to Berta Bascom, May, 1995, these materials were purchased and collected by William to use in the restoration of his collection.
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Comment:
According to Mrs. Bascom, objects were purchased and collected by Dr. Bascom to use in restoration of his collection. PAHMA Storage Loc: W 5-Bascom-10
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Soap, accession number 5-15989, described as crystal soap. unopened box of Parrot Brand “Finest Green Crystals”.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Soap, accession number 5-15989, described as crystal soap. unopened box of Parrot Brand “Finest Green Crystals”.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Soap, accession number 5-15989, described as crystal soap. unopened box of Parrot Brand “Finest Green Crystals”.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Soap, accession number 5-15989, described as crystal soap. unopened box of Parrot Brand “Finest Green Crystals”.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Soap, accession number 5-15989, described as crystal soap. unopened box of Parrot Brand “Finest Green Crystals”.

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