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1. Amber

Museum number:: 5-15974
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Function:: 8.0 Use not specified (Raw Materials)
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

2. Amulet/ leg rattle

Museum number:: 5-15424
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Amulets
Function:: 5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: width 14.8 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

3. 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

4. Anklet or bracelet

Museum number:: 5-16761
Object class:: Anklets
Function:: 2.1 Daily Garb
Dimensions:: max— length 1.2 centimeters, min— diameter 0.5 centimeters, max— diameter 1 centimeters, and min— length 1 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Western Africa

5. 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

6. 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

7. Axe blade

Museum number:: 5-16497
Object class:: Axes (tools)
Function:: 1.9 Multiple Utility
Dimensions:: length 29.5 centimeters and width 7.6 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Africa

8. Bag

Museum number:: 5-16722
Object class:: Bags (generic containers)
Function:: 2.1 Daily Garb
Dimensions:: width 17 centimeters, length 25 centimeters, and diameter 18 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria

9. Bag

Museum number:: 5-16721
Object class:: Bags (generic containers)
Function:: 2.1 Daily Garb
Dimensions:: panels— height 23.8 centimeters, base— diameter 14.5 centimeters, and panels— width 15.5 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria

10. Bag

Museum number:: 5-16723
Object class:: Bags (generic containers)
Function:: 2.1 Daily Garb
Dimensions:: length 22.5 centimeters, width 16.3 centimeters, and fringe— length 4.3 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria