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Start Over Donor Berta Bascom Accession number Acc.3193

1. Bell

Museum number:
5-13051a
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Bells (idiophones)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1969

2. Bell with clapper

Museum number:
5-13051a,b
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Bells (idiophones)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
a— length 32.2 centimeters and b— length 3 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1969

3. Body

Museum number:
5-13047a
Culture or time period:
Bambara
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Mali

4. Bow-tie shaped wood piece

Museum number:
5-13044c
Culture or time period:
Ibibio
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Bende, Nigeria

5. 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

6. Clapper

Museum number:
5-13051b
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1969

7. Dance staff

Museum number:
5-13052
Culture or time period:
Dogon
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Mali

8. Figure

Museum number:
5-13044a-c
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Africa

9. Figure from headpiece

Museum number:
5-13046a-c
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom

10. Figure from headpiece

Museum number:
5-13045a-c
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom

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