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1. Amulet

Museum number:
16-20139
Object class:
Amulets and Carvings (visual works)
Collection place:
Bahia State, Brazil

2. Animal figure

Museum number:
5-11695
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:
length 20 centimeters, width 8.5 centimeters, and height 17 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ghana
Collection date:
1944

3. Axe

Museum number:
5-16341
Culture or time period:
Ba Luba
Object class:
Axes (tools) and Carvings (visual works)
Function:
1.0 Use not specified (Utensils, Implements, and Conveyances)
Dimensions:
width 8 centimeters and height 48 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1964

4. 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

5. Base

Museum number:
5-13490a
Culture or time period:
Senufo
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Collection place:
Cote d'Ivoire

6. Black-and-white negative

Museum number:
15-31738
Object class:
Black-and-white negatives and Ere ibeji
Dimensions:
height 2 inches and length 2.25 inches
Collection place:
Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:
1951

7. Black-and-white negative

Museum number:
15-31193
Object class:
Black-and-white negatives and Ere ibeji
Dimensions:
height 2 inches and length 2.25 inches
Collection place:
Ekiti State, Nigeria
Collection date:
1951

8. 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

9. Bone whistle w/cowries

Museum number:
5-15799
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
Collection place:
Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria

10. Bowl

Museum number:
5-15514
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Bowls (vessels) and 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:
height 38 centimeters and diameter 25.2 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1943

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