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1. Container

Museum number:: 5-3809a
Culture or time period:: Ashanti
Object class:: Containers (receptacles)
Function:: 1.5 Household
Collection place:: Nigeria

2. Lid

Museum number:: 5-3809b
Culture or time period:: Ashanti
Object class:: Lids (covers)
Function:: 1.5 Household
Collection place:: Nigeria

3. Bark cloth

Museum number:: 5-10290
Culture or time period:: Ashanti
Object class:: Textile samples
Function:: 8.3 For Manufacturing
Dimensions:: width 133 centimeters and length 177 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: 1943

4. Bark cloth

Museum number:: 5-10291
Culture or time period:: Ashanti
Object class:: Textile samples
Function:: 8.0 Use not specified (Raw Materials)
Dimensions:: length 183.5 centimeters and width 139 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: 1943

5. Fetish

Museum number:: 5-15587
Culture or time period:: Ashanti
Object class:: Fetishes
Function:: 5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Collector:: Daniel J. Crowley and Pearl Crowley
Collection place:: Nigeria

6. Figure

Museum number:: 5-16031
Culture or time period:: Baule
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:: Nigeria

7. Figure

Museum number:: 5-16248
Culture or time period:: Ashanti
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:: width 10.7 centimeters and height 31.5 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria

8. Gold weight

Museum number:: 5-16371
Culture or time period:: Baule
Object class:: Gold-weights
Function:: 7.3 Weights, Measures, and Computing Devices
Dimensions:: length 4.7 centimeters, height 5.1 centimeters, and width 3.4 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: 1971