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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:
height 48 centimeters and width 8 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1964
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
Museum number:
5-16350a
Culture or time period:
Ba Kuba
Object class:
Boxes (containers)
Function:
1.5 Household
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Republic of the Congo
Museum number:
5-16348a
Culture or time period:
Ba Kuba
Object class:
Boxes (containers)
Function:
1.5 Household
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Republic of the Congo
Museum number:
5-16349a
Culture or time period:
Ba Kuba
Object class:
Boxes (containers)
Function:
1.5 Household
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Republic of the Congo
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:
5-8787a
Culture or time period:
Ba Kuba
Object class:
Boxes (containers)
Function:
1.0 Use not specified (Utensils, Implements, and Conveyances)
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1964
Museum number:
5-16350
Culture or time period:
Ba Kuba
Object class:
Boxes (containers)
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Republic of the Congo
Museum number:
5-16348
Culture or time period:
Ba Kuba
Object class:
Boxes (containers)
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Republic of the Congo
Museum number:
5-16345a,b
Culture or time period:
Ba Kuba
Object class:
Boxes (containers)
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Republic of the Congo
Museum number:
5-16349
Culture or time period:
Ba Kuba
Object class:
Boxes (containers)
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Republic of the Congo
Museum number:
5-16346a,b
Culture or time period:
Ba Kuba
Object class:
Boxes (containers)
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Republic of the Congo
Museum number:
5-16415a-h
Culture or time period:
Ba Pende
Object class:
Buttons (fasteners) and Masks (costume)
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Dimensions:
length 3.3 centimeters, width 1.2 centimeters, and height 1.1 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Leopoldville, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa
Collection date:
1944
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
Museum number:
5-16349b
Culture or time period:
Ba Kuba
Function:
1.5 Household
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Republic of the Congo
Museum number:
5-16348b
Culture or time period:
Ba Kuba
Function:
1.5 Household
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Republic of the Congo
Museum number:
5-13481
Culture or time period:
Ba Kuba
Object class:
Cups (drinking vessels)
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Dimensions:
height 15.3 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1964
Museum number:
5-8786
Culture or time period:
Ba Kuba
Object class:
Carvings (visual works) and Cups (drinking vessels)
Function:
1.5 Household
Dimensions:
height 18 centimeters and depth 8 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1964
Museum number:
5-16340
Culture or time period:
Ba Kuba and Chokwe
Object class:
Cups (drinking vessels)
Function:
1.5 Household
Dimensions:
height 16 centimeters and width 11.6 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1964
Museum number:
5-12977
Culture or time period:
Ba Kuba
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:
length 28 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1968
Museum number:
5-8784
Culture or time period:
Lele
Object class:
Drums (membranophones)
Function:
5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Dimensions:
depth 22.8 centimeters and height 2.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1964
Museum number:
5-16419
Culture or time period:
Ba Yaka
Object class:
Carvings (visual works) and Drums (membranophones)
Function:
5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Dimensions:
height 22.5 centimeters and width 3.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1965
Museum number:
5-16420
Culture or time period:
Ba Kuba
Object class:
Carvings (visual works) and Geometric patterns
Dimensions:
length 20.1 centimeters and diameter 4.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1968
Museum number:
5-16282a-c
Culture or time period:
Ba Yaka
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
width 8.9 centimeters and height 36.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Republic of the Congo
Museum number:
5-16286
Culture or time period:
Ba Songye
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:
height 19.3 centimeters, width 6.5 centimeters, and length 6.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1966
Museum number:
5-15658
Culture or time period:
Ba Luba
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
width 7.4 centimeters and height 23.3 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Katanga province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Museum number:
5-16291
Culture or time period:
Ba Luba
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:
width 6.2 centimeters, length 6.9 centimeters, and height 32 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1967
Museum number:
5-16289a,b
Culture or time period:
Ba Songye
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
height 10 centimeters, length 56.5 centimeters, and width 11 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Republic of the Congo
Museum number:
5-16290
Culture or time period:
Ngombe
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:
height 39.5 centimeters, width 11.8 centimeters, and length 9 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Central Africa
Collection date:
1967
Museum number:
5-16292
Culture or time period:
Mfinu
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:
length 16.5 centimeters, height 4.2 centimeters, and width 4.6 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Republic of the Congo
Museum number:
5-16288
Culture or time period:
Ba Kuba
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:
height 42.5 centimeters, width 14 centimeters, and length 11.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1967
Museum number:
5-16294
Culture or time period:
Ba Yaka
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Republic of the Congo
Museum number:
5-16287
Culture or time period:
Ba Vili
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:
length 6 centimeters, width 7 centimeters, and height 21.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1968
Museum number:
5-16280
Culture or time period:
Bena Lulua
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
width 4.4 centimeters, length 22.8 centimeters, and height 4 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Republic of the Congo
Museum number:
5-16295
Culture or time period:
Ba Bembe
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Republic of the Congo
Museum number:
5-16251
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:
width 13 centimeters and height 61.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Republic of the Congo
Museum number:
5-16285
Culture or time period:
Chokwe and Songo
Object class:
Carvings (visual works), Figurines, and Women (female humans)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:
height 18 centimeters and width 4 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1965
Museum number:
5-16281
Culture or time period:
Ba Songye
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:
length 20.3 centimeters, width 4.7 centimeters, and height 5.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Republic of the Congo
Museum number:
5-16478
Culture or time period:
Ba Luba
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
length 9 centimeters, height 31.2 centimeters, and width 12.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1971
Museum number:
5-16284a,b
Culture or time period:
Ba Songye
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
height 18 centimeters and width 4 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1965
Museum number:
5-13057
Culture or time period:
Ba Kongo
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
height 22.2 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
before 1975
Museum number:
5-16320
Culture or time period:
Teke
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
diameter 5 centimeters, width 3.8 centimeters, and height 21.2 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
December 1959
Museum number:
5-16319
Culture or time period:
Teke
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
height 21.2 centimeters, diameter 3.2 centimeters, and width 3.8 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
December 1959
Museum number:
5-15288a-c
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:
(a)— 4 centimeters, (a)— 3.6 centimeters, and (a)— 4.3 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Leopoldville, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa
Collection date:
ca. 1953
Museum number:
5-16343
Culture or time period:
Tsogo
Object class:
Gongs
Function:
5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Dimensions:
length 44.5 centimeters, height 8.6 centimeters, and width 11 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Republic of the Congo
Museum number:
5-2208
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
height 22.86 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1943-1944
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:
5-6339
Culture or time period:
Chokwe
Maker or artist:
Mashitolo Mwata Zola
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:
height 29 centimeters and width 11 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Central Africa
Collection date:
1944
Museum number:
5-16259
Culture or time period:
Yaunde
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
height 10.5 centimeters, width 7.3 centimeters, and length 6.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Cameroon
Museum number:
5-16429
Culture or time period:
Ba Luba
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Republic of the Congo
Museum number:
5-16344a,b
Culture or time period:
Ba Kuba
Object class:
Jars
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Republic of the Congo
Museum number:
5-16330
Culture or time period:
Ba Pende
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
1.5 Household
Dimensions:
height 14.5 centimeters, width 1.1 centimeters, and length 2.8 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Leopoldville, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa
Collection date:
1944
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:
5-8787b
Culture or time period:
Ba Kuba
Object class:
Lids (covers)
Function:
1.0 Use not specified (Utensils, Implements, and Conveyances)
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1964
Museum number:
5-16350b
Culture or time period:
Ba Kuba
Object class:
Lids (covers)
Function:
1.5 Household
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Republic of the Congo
Museum number:
5-16210
Culture or time period:
Bambara
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
width 22 centimeters and height 81.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1965
Museum number:
5-16206
Culture or time period:
Ba Lega
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
length 1.9 centimeters, width 7.5 centimeters, and height 14 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1964
Museum number:
5-12973
Culture or time period:
Ba Salampasu
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:
height 37 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1965
Museum number:
5-10176
Culture or time period:
Chokwe
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Maker or artist:
Mashitolo Mwata Zola
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Museum number:
5-8785
Culture or time period:
Ba Yaka
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:
height 47 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Kwango Region, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1964
Museum number:
5-16211
Culture or time period:
Chokwe
Object class:
Masks (costume) and Plaited weaving
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:
length 5 centimeters, width 16.9 centimeters, and height 19.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1966
Museum number:
5-16209
Culture or time period:
Bambara
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
height 78.5 centimeters and width 21.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1965
Museum number:
5-13055
Culture or time period:
Ba Luba
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Leopoldville, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa
Collection date:
before 1975
Museum number:
5-13706
Culture or time period:
Ba Kuba
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:
height 32 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1972
Museum number:
5-8791
Culture or time period:
Chokwe
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:
height 30 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1963
Museum number:
5-12912
Culture or time period:
Ba Pende
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:
height 39 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1965
Museum number:
5-12974
Culture or time period:
Ba Salampasu
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:
height 31.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Kasaï District, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1965
Museum number:
5-16228
Object class:
Masks (costume) and Miniature (size attribute)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
height 14.5 centimeters, width 11.1 centimeters, and length 2.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Cameroon
Museum number:
5-16329
Culture or time period:
Ba Pende
Object class:
Napkin rings
Function:
1.5 Household
Dimensions:
width 6.4 centimeters, length 7.2 centimeters, and height 6.9 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Leopoldville, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa
Museum number:
5-16446
Culture or time period:
Ba Pende
Object class:
Necklaces
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Leopoldville, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa
Museum number:
5-16416
Culture or time period:
Ba Pende
Object class:
Pendants (jewelry)
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Dimensions:
width 5.3 centimeters, height 3.1 centimeters, and length 8.1 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Leopoldville, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa
Collection date:
1944
Museum number:
5-16421a,b
Culture or time period:
Ba Kuba
Object class:
Pipes (smoking equipment)
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Republic of the Congo
Museum number:
5-16418a-c
Culture or time period:
Ba Binji
Object class:
Pipes (smoking equipment)
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Dimensions:
width 10 centimeters, height 4.5 centimeters, and length 30.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Museum number:
5-16422
Culture or time period:
Ba Kuba
Object class:
Pipes (smoking equipment)
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Museum number:
5-16423
Culture or time period:
Ba Kuba
Object class:
Pipes (smoking equipment)
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Museum number:
5-13483
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
1.5 Household
Dimensions:
depth 23.9 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1970
Museum number:
5-16424
Culture or time period:
Ba Luba
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Republic of the Congo
Museum number:
5-12971
Object class:
Stools (seating furniture)
Function:
4.2 Public Buildings and Furnishings
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Cameroon
Museum number:
5-14524
Culture or time period:
Teke
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
Museum number:
5-8787a,b
Object class:
Woodcarvings (visual works)
Function:
1.0 Use not specified (Utensils, Implements, and Conveyances)
Dimensions:
(a)— 18 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1964