Media available: legacy documentation / Collection place: Central Africa / Donor: Berta Bascom

1. Bracelet

Museum number:: 5-10146
Object class:: Bracelets (jewelry)
Function:: 2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Collection place:: Cameroon

2. Casting

Museum number:: 5-4893
Culture or time period:: Bamun
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Cameroon

3. Chair

Museum number:: 5-11724
Culture or time period:: Chokwe
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Function:: 3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Collector:: Axel M. Peterson
Collection place:: Zaire, Central Africa, Africa
Collection date:: March, 1976

4. Charm figure

Museum number:: 5-13050
Culture or time period:: Teke
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: height 30.3 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1968

5. Cup

Museum number:: 5-13481
Culture or time period:: Ba Kuba
Object class:: Cups (drinking vessels)
Function:: 5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Dimensions:: height 15.3 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1964

6. Cup

Museum number:: 5-8786
Culture or time period:: Ba Kuba
Object class:: Carvings (visual works) and Cups (drinking vessels)
Function:: 1.5 Household
Dimensions:: depth 8 centimeters and height 18 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1964

7. Divination animal

Museum number:: 5-12977
Culture or time period:: Ba Kuba and Lele
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
Dimensions:: length 28 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1968

8. Drinking horn

Museum number:: 5-7692
Culture or time period:: Babanki
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Collection place:: Cameroon

9. Drinking horn

Museum number:: 5-7693
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Collector:: Paul Gebauer
Collection place:: Cameroon
Collection date:: before 1950

10. Drum

Museum number:: 5-8784
Culture or time period:: Lele
Object class:: Drums (membranophones)
Function:: 5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Dimensions:: height 2.5 centimeters and depth 22.8 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1964

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