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1. Comb

Museum number:
5-15499
Culture or time period:
Landuma
Object class:
Combs (grooming tools)
Function:
1.8 Toilet Articles
Dimensions:
length 29.8 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Guinea

2. Divining bell

Museum number:
5-15497
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
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:
diameter 3.6 centimeters and height 13.6 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:
unknown

3. Divining bell tapper

Museum number:
5-15495
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
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:
length 28.3 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Abeokuta, Nigeria
Collection date:
unknown

4. Divining bell tapper

Museum number:
5-15494
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
length 23.2 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
unknown

5. Ere ibeji figure

Museum number:
5-15493
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Carvings (visual works) and Ere ibeji
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
height 28 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:
unknown

6. Ere ibeji figure

Museum number:
5-15492
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Ere ibeji
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:
Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:
unknown

7. Fan

Museum number:
5-15496
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Dimensions:
diameter 12.5 centimeters and length 29.3 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:
unknown

8. Mask

Museum number:
5-15490
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 24 centimeters and length 28 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Abeokuta, Nigeria
Collection date:
unknown

9. Mask

Museum number:
5-15489
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Maker or artist:
Duga of Meko
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
height 26.3 centimeters and width 31 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Meko, Nigeria
Collection date:
1950

10. Staff/scepter

Museum number:
5-15491
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Dimensions:
height 48 centimeters and width 5.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1970

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