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Museum number:
5-15953
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Letter openers
Function:
1.5 Household
Dimensions:
length 17 centimeters and width 1.7 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1942-1945
Museum number:
5-15954
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Letter openers
Function:
1.5 Household
Dimensions:
width 1.7 centimeters and length 17.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1942-1945
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:
5-16350b
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:
5-8787b
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:
5-15796a
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Figurines and Men (male humans)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Meko, Nigeria
Collection date:
1950
Museum number:
5-15426a
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Figurines and Men (male humans)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Meko, Nigeria
Collection date:
1950
Museum number:
5-16018
Culture or time period:
Igbo
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:
Udi, Nigeria
Collection date:
1945
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:
5-16132
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
width 34 centimeters, height 28 centimeters, and length 65 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1945
Museum number:
5-16200
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
height 33 centimeters, width 23 centimeters, and length 18.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1945
Museum number:
5-16055
Culture or time period:
Igbo
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:
Nigeria
Museum number:
5-16199
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
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:
5-16206
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:
5-16164
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
height 25.8 centimeters, length 9.5 centimeters, and width 19.8 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1945
Museum number:
5-16214
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:
length 24.4 centimeters, height 8.2 centimeters, and width 16 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1970
Museum number:
5-16048
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:
length 33 centimeters, height 13.7 centimeters, and width 15 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1945
Museum number:
5-16046
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:
width 21.5 centimeters and length 46 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1945
Museum number:
5-16145
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Maker or artist:
Mashitolo Mwata Zola
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:
5-16175a
Culture or time period:
Igbo
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:
Nigeria
Museum number:
5-16215
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:
length 19 centimeters, width 14.9 centimeters, and height 8.1 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1970
Museum number:
5-16187
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
length 22 centimeters, height 39.5 centimeters, and width 18.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1945
Museum number:
5-16167
Culture or time period:
Senufo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
length 6.3 centimeters, height 24.8 centimeters, and width 13.4 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Cote d'Ivoire
Collection date:
1943-1945
Museum number:
5-16158
Culture or time period:
Ibibio
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:
length 7.2 centimeters, height 23 centimeters, and width 15 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1945
Museum number:
5-16142
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
length 31.5 centimeters and width 19 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1945
Museum number:
5-16029
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:
32 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Udi, Nigeria
Museum number:
5-16027
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:
28 centimeters and 28 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Udi, Nigeria
Collection date:
1945
Museum number:
5-16216
Culture or time period:
Bobo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
width 22.5 centimeters, height 23 centimeters, and length 57.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Burkina Faso
Collection date:
1972
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:
5-10176
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:
5-16125
Culture or time period:
Igbo
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:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1945
Museum number:
5-12972
Culture or time period:
Igbo
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:
Southern Nigeria
Museum number:
5-16202
Culture or time period:
Senufo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
height 33 centimeters, length 5.5 centimeters, and width 19 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Cote d'Ivoire
Museum number:
5-16150
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:
width 21 centimeters and length 39 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1945
Museum number:
5-16179
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:
height 17 centimeters, length 7.5 centimeters, and width 11.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Museum number:
5-16222
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:
length 66 centimeters and width 51.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Museum number:
5-16510
Culture or time period:
Bambara
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
length 9.3 centimeters, height 28 centimeters, and width 4.6 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Western Africa
Museum number:
5-15651
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:
height 23 centimeters and diameter 30 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Abeokuta, Nigeria
Collection date:
unknown
Museum number:
5-16154
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
height 40 centimeters, length 10 centimeters, and width 15.6 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Museum number:
5-16130
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:
height 17.5 centimeters, width 20 centimeters, and length 31.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Udi, Nigeria
Museum number:
5-16028
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:
4 centimeters, 32 centimeters, and 38 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Udi, Nigeria
Collection date:
1945
Museum number:
5-16691
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
length 42 centimeters, height 17 centimeters, and width 21.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1945
Museum number:
5-16173
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
height 17 centimeters, width 12 centimeters, and length 10 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1945
Museum number:
5-16020
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:
94 centimeters and 37 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Udi, Nigeria
Collection date:
1945
Museum number:
5-16201
Culture or time period:
Senufo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
length 5 centimeters, height 33.4 centimeters, and width 22 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Cote d'Ivoire
Collection date:
1946
Museum number:
5-16157
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
height 40 centimeters, width 15 centimeters, and length 9 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Museum number:
5-16149
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:
height 10.5 centimeters, width 13.8 centimeters, and length 18 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1945
Museum number:
5-16242
Culture or time period:
Baule
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
length 71 centimeters, height 29 centimeters, and width 27 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Cote d'Ivoire
Collection date:
1962
Museum number:
5-16127
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:
width 15.5 centimeters, length 15.5 centimeters, and height 45 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1945
Museum number:
5-16191
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
length 10 centimeters, height 24 centimeters, and width 16.2 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Museum number:
5-16161
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:
height 51.5 centimeters, width 32 centimeters, and length 40 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
unknown
Museum number:
5-16025
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:
45 centimeters and 33 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Udi, Nigeria
Museum number:
5-16051
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:
length 44 centimeters, height 24.5 centimeters, and width 21.3 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Udi, Nigeria
Collection date:
1945
Museum number:
5-16207
Culture or time period:
Bobo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:
height 13.5 centimeters, length 163.5 centimeters, and width 40 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Mali
Collection date:
1964
Museum number:
5-16185
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:
length 35 centimeters and width 18.8 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1945
Museum number:
5-16141
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:
height 44.5 centimeters, length 21.5 centimeters, and width 22 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1945
Museum number:
5-16151
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:
length 30 centimeters and width 17 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1945
Museum number:
5-16169
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:
height 20.7 centimeters, length 5.4 centimeters, and width 14.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1945
Museum number:
5-16181
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
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:
Nigeria
Museum number:
5-16500
Culture or time period:
Mende
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
height 43.5 centimeters, length 22.5 centimeters, and width 21.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Liberia
Museum number:
5-16210
Culture or time period:
Bambara
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
height 81.5 centimeters and width 22 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1965
Museum number:
5-16162
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
width 9.2 centimeters, height 16.3 centimeters, and length 6.2 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1945
Museum number:
5-16196
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
height 35.5 centimeters, width 21 centimeters, and length 12 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Museum number:
5-16148
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:
width 12 centimeters, length 20.3 centimeters, and height 7.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Museum number:
5-16024
Culture or time period:
Igbo
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:
Bende, Nigeria
Museum number:
5-16026
Culture or time period:
Ibo and Igbo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:
40 centimeters, 50 inches, and 35 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Udi, Nigeria
Collection date:
1945
Museum number:
5-16140
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:
length 45 centimeters and width 16 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1945
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:
5-16056
Culture or time period:
Igbo
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:
Udi, Nigeria
Collection date:
1945
Museum number:
5-16133
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
length 36 centimeters and width 18.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
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:
5-15419
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
height 26 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:
1965
Museum number:
5-16044
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:
width 23 centimeters, height 29 centimeters, and length 59.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Udi, Nigeria
Collection date:
1945
Museum number:
5-16120
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:
length 19.2 centimeters, height 9.2 centimeters, and width 10.9 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Museum number:
5-16030
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:
35 centimeters, 16 centimeters, and 24 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1945
Museum number:
5-15968
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
head— height 4 centimeters and overall— height 23 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
unknown
Museum number:
5-16208
Culture or time period:
Dan and Ngere
Object class:
Masks (costume) and Miniature (size attribute)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
height 805 centimeters, width 4.5 centimeters, and length 2 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Cote d'Ivoire
Collection date:
1965
Museum number:
5-16152
Culture or time period:
Igbo
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:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1945
Museum number:
5-16126
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Udi, Nigeria
Museum number:
5-16693
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:
height 14.3 centimeters, length 38 centimeters, and width 21.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Museum number:
5-16147
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:
width 17.8 centimeters, length 31.7 centimeters, and height 16.7 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1945
Museum number:
5-16209
Culture or time period:
Bambara
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
width 21.5 centimeters and height 78.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1965
Museum number:
5-16143
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:
width 12 centimeters and height 21 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1945
Museum number:
5-16175a,b
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Dimensions:
length 21 centimeters, width 16.5 centimeters, and height 10 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Museum number:
5-16168
Culture or time period:
Senufo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
length 6 centimeters, width 14.2 centimeters, and height 20.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Cote d'Ivoire
Museum number:
5-16049
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:
length 44 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Museum number:
5-16124
Culture or time period:
Igbo
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:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1945
Museum number:
5-16165
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:
length 19.5 centimeters, width 10.8 centimeters, and height 12.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Museum number:
5-16047
Culture or time period:
Igbo
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:
Nigeria
Museum number:
5-16217
Culture or time period:
Kran
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:
length 48.5 centimeters, height 20 centimeters, and width 39 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Cote d'Ivoire
Collection date:
1971
Museum number:
5-16692
Culture or time period:
Igbo
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:
Udi, Nigeria
Museum number:
5-16023
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:
43 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Udi, Nigeria
Collection date:
1945
Museum number:
5-16212
Culture or time period:
Ibibio
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:
height 9 centimeters, width 14 centimeters, drape— width 32 centimeters, length 24 centimeters, and drape— length 26 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1966
Museum number:
5-16194
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:
length 12.8 centimeters, width 9.3 centimeters, and height 18.3 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1945
Museum number:
5-16123
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
depth 17 centimeters, width 18 centimeters, and height 39 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1945
Museum number:
5-16198
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:
width 20.3 centimeters, height 15.8 centimeters, and length 30 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Udi, Nigeria
Collection date:
1946?
Museum number:
5-16218
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
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:
Nigeria
Museum number:
5-16156
Culture or time period:
Ibibio
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:
width 13.5 centimeters, height 21.5 centimeters, and length 10.8 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Museum number:
5-16479
Culture or time period:
Ibibio
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:
height 12.5 centimeters, length 30.9 centimeters, and width 17.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1972
Museum number:
5-16057
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:
width 19.5 centimeters, height 22 centimeters, and length 36.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1945