Tapper

Museum number:
5-15498
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050015498
Alternate number:
B-1301 (previous number (Bascom’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.4529
Description:
tapper (?), divining bell (?), ivory, handcarved; round pointed handle atop squatting human female figure, atop hollow bell with incised hatchwork design; base chipped; L 28.5 cm. x dia (base) 3.5 cm.
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Ife, Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, Ifa; Purchased from Baba Kaba
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Ivory (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
diameter 3.5 centimeters and length 28.5 centimeters
Comment:
Notation on Accession Record: “Looks like #1300”. PAHMA Storage Loc: W-12-1
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Tapper, accession number 5-15498, described as tapper (?), divining bell (?), ivory, handcarved; round pointed handle atop squatting human female figure, atop hollow bell with incised hatchwork design; base chipped; L 28.5 cm. x dia (base) 3.5 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Tapper, accession number 5-15498, described as tapper (?), divining bell (?), ivory, handcarved; round pointed handle atop squatting human female figure, atop hollow bell with incised hatchwork design; base chipped; L 28.5 cm. x dia (base) 3.5 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Tapper, accession number 5-15498, described as tapper (?), divining bell (?), ivory, handcarved; round pointed handle atop squatting human female figure, atop hollow bell with incised hatchwork design; base chipped; L 28.5 cm. x dia (base) 3.5 cm.

Tools