Shell and seed and bone

Museum number:
5-15984
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050015984
Alternate number:
[TBD-MTB, 10/2/2009] (previous number (Bascom’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.4677
Description:
variety of cowrie shells, seed pods, iron balls, teeth, etc. some of the cowries have dark pink stains on them. all in Nescafe tin.
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
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Shell samples
Function:
8.0 Use not specified (Raw Materials)
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 3 titled Shell and seed and bone, accession number 5-15984, described as variety of cowrie shells, seed pods, iron balls, teeth, etc. some of the cowries have dark pink stains on them. all in Nescafe tin.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Shell and seed and bone, accession number 5-15984, described as variety of cowrie shells, seed pods, iron balls, teeth, etc. some of the cowries have dark pink stains on them. all in Nescafe tin.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Shell and seed and bone, accession number 5-15984, described as variety of cowrie shells, seed pods, iron balls, teeth, etc. some of the cowries have dark pink stains on them. all in Nescafe tin.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Shell and seed and bone, accession number 5-15984, described as variety of cowrie shells, seed pods, iron balls, teeth, etc. some of the cowries have dark pink stains on them. all in Nescafe tin.

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