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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
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
Museum number:
5-11695
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:
height 17 centimeters, width 8.5 centimeters, and length 20 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ghana
Collection date:
1944
Museum number:
5-16761
Object class:
Anklets
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Dimensions:
max— diameter 1 centimeters, min— length 1 centimeters, min— diameter 0.5 centimeters, and max— length 1.2 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Western Africa
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:
height 24.5 centimeters, width 6.5 centimeters, and length 35.7 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:
1967
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
Museum number:
5-16722
Object class:
Bags (generic containers)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Dimensions:
length 25 centimeters, diameter 18 centimeters, and width 17 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Museum number:
5-16721
Object class:
Bags (generic containers)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Dimensions:
panels— width 15.5 centimeters, panels— height 23.8 centimeters, and base— diameter 14.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Museum number:
5-16723
Object class:
Bags (generic containers)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Dimensions:
width 16.3 centimeters, fringe— length 4.3 centimeters, and length 22.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Museum number:
5-10841
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Bags (generic containers)
Maker or artist:
Araba
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
width 27.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Agana, Benue State, Nigeria
Collection date:
March 1938
Museum number:
5-16714
Object class:
Bags (generic containers)
Function:
1.5 Household
Dimensions:
length 30 centimeters, width 29.6 centimeters, and fringe— length 24 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Museum number:
2-58328
Culture or time period:
Gullah
Object class:
Baskets (containers) and Coiled weaving
Function:
1.5 Household
Dimensions:
diameter 46.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina
Collection date:
1939
Museum number:
5-16765
Object class:
Baskets (containers)
Function:
1.5 Household
Dimensions:
min— diameter 29.5 centimeters, max— height 12.8 centimeters, and min— height 12.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Western Africa
Museum number:
2-58331
Culture or time period:
Gullah
Object class:
Baskets (containers) and Coiled weaving
Function:
1.5 Household
Dimensions:
diameter 44.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina
Collection date:
1939
Museum number:
2-58329
Culture or time period:
Gullah
Object class:
Baskets (containers) and Coiled weaving
Function:
1.5 Household
Dimensions:
diameter 47 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina
Collection date:
1939
Museum number:
2-58327
Culture or time period:
Gullah
Object class:
Baskets (containers) and Coiled weaving
Function:
1.5 Household
Dimensions:
diameter 48.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina
Collection date:
1939
Museum number:
5-6356
Object class:
Baskets (containers)
Function:
1.5 Household
Dimensions:
height 32 centimeters, length 64 centimeters, and width 38 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ghana
Collection date:
1944
Museum number:
5-16503
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Baskets (containers)
Function:
1.5 Household
Dimensions:
diameter 40 centimeters and height 7.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Museum number:
2-58332
Culture or time period:
Gullah
Object class:
Baskets (containers) and Coiled weaving
Function:
1.5 Household
Dimensions:
diameter 45.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina
Collection date:
1939