Divining cup and lid

Museum number:
5-2588a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21052588a@2cb
Alternate number:
B-320a,b (previous number (Bascom’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.1683
Description:
Old Yoruba divining cup; b) lid; two seated figures; height: 8½ inches.
Donor:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Republic of Benin
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Dahomey; Yoruba (tr.)
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection date:
1944
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1962
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
height 21.59 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Divining cup and lid, accession number 5-2588a,b, described as Old Yoruba divining cup; b) lid; two seated figures; height: 8½ inches.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Divining cup and lid, accession number 5-2588a,b, described as Old Yoruba divining cup; b) lid; two seated figures; height: 8½ inches.

Tools