Collection place: British West Africa (historic) / Loans: S1969-1970 #97: KQED Television (March 23, 1970–March 25, 1972) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Collection place British West Africa (historic) Loans S1969-1970 #97: KQED Television (March 23, 1970–March 25, 1972)

1. Basket

Museum number:: 5-7272
Object class:: Baskets (containers)
Collector:: LeRoy M. Law
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: pre-1968

2. Bowl and lid

Museum number:: 5-7285a,b
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Bowls (vessels) and Gourds (plant components)
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:: diameter 11 centimeters and diameter 11 centimeters
Collector:: Dave Radmore
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

3. Coin purse

Museum number:: 5-7226
Object class:: Coin purses
Function:: 7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Collector:: LeRoy M. Law
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: pre-1968

4. Column

Museum number:: 5-7261
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
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:: height 49.5 centimeters
Collector:: LeRoy M. Law
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: before 1968

5. Container

Museum number:: 5-3100a
Culture or time period:: Fulani
Object class:: Containers (receptacles)
Function:: 1.5 Household
Collector:: Leonard Plotnicov
Collection place:: Kagoro, Nigeria

6. Cushion

Museum number:: 5-7237
Culture or time period:: Hausa
Collector:: LeRoy M. Law
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: pre-1968

7. Divination bowl

Museum number:: 5-7228
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Bowls (vessels)
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: width 16.5 centimeters and height 23 centimeters
Collector:: LeRoy M. Law
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: before 1968

8. Ere ibeji figure

Museum number:: 5-7236
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Ere ibeji
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: height 25 centimeters
Collector:: LeRoy M. Law
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: before 1968

9. Fan

Museum number:: 5-7283
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Function:: 2.1 Daily Garb
Dimensions:: width 27 centimeters and length 31.5 centimeters
Collector:: Dave Radmore
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

10. Fertility figurine

Museum number:: 5-2194
Culture or time period:: Ashanti
Object class:: Figurines
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:: height 12.75 inches and width 5.75 inches
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Ghana
Collection date:: 1944-1945