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- Museum number:
- 5-7943
- Culture or time period:
- Loma
- Object class:
- Amulets
- Function:
- 5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
- Collection place:
- Bokeza village, Liberia
- Collection date:
- 1964-65
- Museum number:
- 5-4189a-o
- Culture or time period:
- Fulani
- Object class:
- Arrows (projectiles) and Quivers
- Function:
- 1.1 Hunting and Fishing
- Collector:
- Paul Hinderling
- Collection place:
- Mokolo, North Region, Cameroon
- Collection date:
- August 1, 1964
- Museum number:
- 5-15593
- Culture or time period:
- Benin
- Object class:
- Bottles
- 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:
- Abomey, Republic of Benin
- Collection date:
- 1970
- Museum number:
- 5-13489
- Culture or time period:
- Baule
- Object class:
- Bowls (vessels) and Carvings (visual works)
- Function:
- 1.5 Household
- Dimensions:
- diameter 36 centimeters
- Collector:
- William Russell Bascom
- Collection place:
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Collection date:
- 1972
- Museum number:
- 5-14081
- Culture or time period:
- Yoruba
- Object class:
- Bracelets (jewelry)
- Function:
- 2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
- Dimensions:
- diameter 7 centimeters
- Collector:
- William Russell Bascom
- Collection place:
- Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria
- Collection date:
- 1951
- Museum number:
- 5-10191
- Culture or time period:
- Yoruba
- Object class:
- Charms
- Function:
- 5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
- Dimensions:
- length 88 centimeters
- Collector:
- William Russell Bascom
- Collection place:
- Nigeria
- Collection date:
- 1944
- Museum number:
- 5-13003
- Culture or time period:
- Sherbro
- Object class:
- Charms
- Function:
- 5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
- Collector:
- E. C. Lemmon and R. West
- Collection place:
- Sherbro Mission, Sherbro Island, Sierra Leone
- Collection date:
- 1884
- Museum number:
- 5-10186
- Culture or time period:
- Yoruba
- Object class:
- Necklaces
- Function:
- 5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
- Dimensions:
- length 99 centimeters
- Collector:
- William Russell Bascom
- Collection place:
- Nigeria
- Collection date:
- 1944
- Museum number:
- 5-10190
- Culture or time period:
- Yoruba
- Object class:
- Charms
- Function:
- 5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
- Dimensions:
- length 3 centimeters and length 4.5 centimeters
- Collector:
- William Russell Bascom
- Collection place:
- Ife, Nigeria
- Collection date:
- 1938
- Museum number:
- 5-11576
- Culture or time period:
- Hausa
- Object class:
- Cosmetic applicators
- Function:
- 1.8 Toilet Articles
- Collector:
- Thomas D. Lanagan
- Collection place:
- Nigeria
- Collection date:
- July 27, 1972