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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
Museum number:
5-11710
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:
width 4 centimeters and length 31 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Igana, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:
1938
Museum number:
5-11714
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:
width 3.5 centimeters and length 23 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Igana, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:
1938
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
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:
depth 4.5 centimeters, width 6.5 centimeters, and length 20 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Africa
Collection date:
1964
Museum number:
5-11701
Object class:
Busts (sculpture) and Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:
width 5.5 centimeters and height 22 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Dakar, Senegal
Collection date:
1943
Museum number:
5-11700
Object class:
Busts (sculpture) and Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:
height 25.5 centimeters and width 8.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Dakar, Senegal
Collection date:
1943
Museum number:
5-11707
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Dolls (figurines)
Function:
6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children
Dimensions:
width 7.5 centimeters and length 25 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Badagry, Nigeria
Collection date:
1942
Museum number:
5-11722
Culture or time period:
Malinke
Object class:
Dolls (figurines)
Function:
6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children
Dimensions:
height 8 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Guinea
Collection date:
1944
Museum number:
5-11721
Culture or time period:
Malinke
Object class:
Dolls (figurines)
Function:
6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children
Dimensions:
height 8.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Guinea
Collection date:
1944
Museum number:
5-11699
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Dolls (figurines)
Function:
6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children
Dimensions:
length 22.5 centimeters and width 6.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1945
Museum number:
5-11716
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Dolls (figurines)
Function:
6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children
Dimensions:
width 7 centimeters and length 20.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ife, Nigeria
Collection date:
1938
Museum number:
5-11688
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Dolls (figurines)
Function:
6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children
Dimensions:
length 12.5 centimeters and width 5.7 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1944
Museum number:
5-11696
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:
length 9 centimeters, width 6 centimeters, and height 11 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ghana
Collection date:
1944
Museum number:
5-11689a-c
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Africa
Collection date:
1945
Museum number:
5-11689a
Culture or time period:
Ibibio
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1945
Museum number:
5-11691
Culture or time period:
Chokwe
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Maker or artist:
Mashitolo Mwata Zola
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
height 19.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1944
Museum number:
5-11690
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
length 6 centimeters and height 34 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Accra, Ghana
Collection date:
1944
Museum number:
5-11715
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:
height 67 centimeters and width 10.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Efon-Alaaye, Nigeria
Collection date:
1938
Museum number:
5-11702b
Culture or time period:
Ba Kuba
Object class:
Lids (covers)
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
Museum number:
5-11708
Object class:
Shell samples
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Dimensions:
length 136 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Accra, Ghana
Collection date:
1943
Museum number:
5-11713
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Spoons
Maker or artist:
Baba Alawode [Yoruba]
Function:
1.5 Household
Dimensions:
width 8.5 centimeters and length 33 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Igana, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:
1938
Museum number:
5-11712
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Maker or artist:
Baba Alawode [Yoruba]
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
length 46 centimeters and width 12.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1938
Museum number:
5-11711
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Maker or artist:
Baba Alawode [Yoruba]
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
width 12 centimeters and height 39.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Igana, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:
1938
Museum number:
5-11693
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Object class:
Stools (seating furniture)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Dimensions:
height 38.5 centimeters, width 21 centimeters, and length 21.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ghana
Collection date:
1944
Museum number:
5-11704
Culture or time period:
Lobi
Object class:
Stools (seating furniture)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Dimensions:
width 11 centimeters, length 53 centimeters, and height 18 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Burkina Faso
Collection date:
1966
Museum number:
5-11719a,b
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Plaited weaving
Function:
1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Dimensions:
width 71 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Africa
Collection date:
1951
Museum number:
5-11689b
Culture or time period:
Ibibio
Object class:
Umbrellas
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
c— height 19.5 centimeters, a— height 59.5 centimeters, and b— height 18.2 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1945
Museum number:
5-11689c
Culture or time period:
Ibibio
Object class:
Umbrellas
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
c— height 19.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1945
Museum number:
5-11692
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.6 Sports, Games, Amusements; Gambling and Pet Accessories
Dimensions:
height 65 centimeters, length 17 centimeters, and width 16.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ghana
Collection date:
1944
Museum number:
5-11697
Object class:
Botanical samples
Function:
8.3 For Manufacturing
Dimensions:
length 9 centimeters and width 2.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ghana
Collection date:
1944