Yoruba heddle (asa ofi) or sword, from men's loom; 9 3/4" l.
Donor:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; So. Nigeria; Yoruba (tr.)
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection date:
1951
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Accession date:
1962
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
length 24.765 centimeters
Comment:
PAHMA Storage Loc: 20A, W-12-5
Loans:
S1971-1972 #122: Muriah Allen (April 12, 1972–June 28, 1972) and S1981-1982 #25: de Saisset Museum (Santa Clara Univ.) (December 11, 1981–April 1, 1982)