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1. Beaded scabbard

Museum number:
5-16412
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Beads (pierced objects)
Function:
3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Africa

2. Crown

Museum number:
5-15899
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Function:
3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Dimensions:
height 10.6 centimeters and diameter 17.5 centimeters
Collector:
Diane Wedner and Ron Ziskin
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
unknown

3. Crown

Museum number:
5-2600
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Function:
3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Dimensions:
diameter 20.32 centimeters and height 29.21 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Southern Nigeria
Collection date:
1938

4. Cushion

Museum number:
5-12979
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Function:
3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Dimensions:
diameter 35.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ife, Nigeria
Collection date:
1938

5. Flywhisk

Museum number:
5-15422
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Fly whisks
Maker or artist:
Oke Akanbi
Function:
3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Dimensions:
height 18.5 centimeters and length 62 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:
1960

6. Staff

Museum number:
5-6284
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Function:
3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office and 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
height 41.5 centimeters
Collector:
Philip Peek
Collection place:
Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:
Dec., 1965

7. Staff

Museum number:
5-16411
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Function:
3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Dimensions:
length 159 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
unknown

8. Staff (female)

Museum number:
5-6285b
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Carvings (visual works) and Women (female humans)
Function:
3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office and 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Collector:
Philip Peek
Collection place:
Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:
December 1965

9. Staff (male)

Museum number:
5-6285a
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Carvings (visual works) and Men (male humans)
Function:
3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office and 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Collector:
Philip Peek
Collection place:
Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:
December 1965

10. Staffs

Museum number:
5-6285a,b
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Function:
3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office and 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
each— height 30 centimeters
Collector:
Philip Peek
Collection place:
Africa
Collection date:
Dec., 1965

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