Cushion

Museum number:
5-12979
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050012979
Alternate number:
B-1977 (previous number (Bascom’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.3100
Description:
cushion, beaded; floral design on blue ground; 4 faces on edge; blue, red, yellow, gold, black, and white beads; diam. 35.5 cm. 3 beaded tassels, detached.
Donor:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ife, Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; Ife; Yoruba
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection date:
1938
Materials:
Glass (material), Leather, and Metal
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Accession date:
December 16, 1974
Context of use:
used by kings when in royal state along with other beaded objects. beaded objects are used only by royalty and Ifa diviners.
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
diameter 35.5 centimeters
Comment:
B/W photos (2) stored with Bascom Collection Index Card File.
Loans:
S1992-1993 #19: SFO Museum (January 1992–April 30, 1993)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 7 titled Cushion, accession number 5-12979, described as cushion, beaded; floral design on blue ground; 4 faces on edge; blue, red, yellow, gold, black, and white beads; diam. 35.5 cm. 3 beaded tassels, detached.Hearst Museum object 2 of 7 titled Cushion, accession number 5-12979, described as cushion, beaded; floral design on blue ground; 4 faces on edge; blue, red, yellow, gold, black, and white beads; diam. 35.5 cm. 3 beaded tassels, detached.Hearst Museum object 3 of 7 titled Cushion, accession number 5-12979, described as cushion, beaded; floral design on blue ground; 4 faces on edge; blue, red, yellow, gold, black, and white beads; diam. 35.5 cm. 3 beaded tassels, detached.Hearst Museum object 4 of 7 titled Cushion, accession number 5-12979, described as cushion, beaded; floral design on blue ground; 4 faces on edge; blue, red, yellow, gold, black, and white beads; diam. 35.5 cm. 3 beaded tassels, detached.Hearst Museum object 5 of 7 titled Cushion, accession number 5-12979, described as cushion, beaded; floral design on blue ground; 4 faces on edge; blue, red, yellow, gold, black, and white beads; diam. 35.5 cm. 3 beaded tassels, detached.Hearst Museum object 6 of 7 titled Cushion, accession number 5-12979, described as cushion, beaded; floral design on blue ground; 4 faces on edge; blue, red, yellow, gold, black, and white beads; diam. 35.5 cm. 3 beaded tassels, detached.Hearst Museum object 7 of 7 titled Cushion, accession number 5-12979, described as cushion, beaded; floral design on blue ground; 4 faces on edge; blue, red, yellow, gold, black, and white beads; diam. 35.5 cm. 3 beaded tassels, detached.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Cushion, accession number 5-12979, described as cushion, beaded; floral design on blue ground; 4 faces on edge; blue, red, yellow, gold, black, and white beads; diam. 35.5 cm. 3 beaded tassels, detached.

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