Donor: Berta Bascom / Function: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)

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2. Axe

Museum number:: 5-16342
Culture or time period:: Tsogo
Object class:: Axes (tools) and Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:: length 35.7 centimeters, height 24.5 centimeters, and width 6.5 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1967

3. Board (decorated)

Museum number:: 5-16323
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:: height 1.2 centimeters, length 46.4 centimeters, and width 19.4 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Western Africa

4. Bone or ivory pieces

Museum number:: 5-15962a-d
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:: d— length 4.1 centimeters, c— width 2.2 centimeters, b— length 5.1 centimeters, a— length 4.1 centimeters, b— width 2.4 centimeters, a— width 2.2 centimeters, c— length 5 centimeters, and d— width 2.1 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Ife, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1937-1938

5. Box

Museum number:: 5-11702a
Culture or time period:: Ba Kuba
Object class:: Boxes (containers)
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1964

6. Box with lid

Museum number:: 5-11702a,b
Culture or time period:: Ba Kuba
Object class:: Boxes (containers)
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:: width 6.5 centimeters, depth 4.5 centimeters, and length 20 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Africa
Collection date:: 1964

7. Bust

Museum number:: 5-4885
Culture or time period:: Ashanti
Object class:: Busts (sculpture) and Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:: height 23 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Achimota, Ghana
Collection date:: 1943-1944

8. Bust

Museum number:: 5-4884
Culture or time period:: Ashanti
Object class:: Busts (sculpture)
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:: height 23.5 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Achimota, Ghana
Collection date:: 1943-1944

9. Caricature figure

Museum number:: 5-16230a,b
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:: width 7.5 centimeters, height 19.5 centimeters, and length 4.7 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

10. Carving

Museum number:: 5-16003
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:: height 30 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Northern Africa
Collection date:: 1944

11. 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

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