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Start Over Collection place British West Africa (historic) Collector Diane Wedner Culture or time period Western African cultures Accession number Acc.4660

1. Crown

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

2. Decorative panel

Museum number:
5-15898
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Dimensions:
width 27.8 centimeters and length 31 centimeters
Collector:
Diane Wedner and Ron Ziskin
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
unknown

3. Ere ibeji figure

Museum number:
5-15903b
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 14.4 centimeters and width 3.5 centimeters
Collector:
Diane Wedner and Ron Ziskin
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
unknown

4. Ere ibeji figure

Museum number:
5-15903a
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:
width 3.5 centimeters and height 14.4 centimeters
Collector:
Diane Wedner and Ron Ziskin
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
unknown

5. Necklace

Museum number:
5-15901
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Necklaces
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
length 74 centimeters
Collector:
Diane Wedner and Ron Ziskin
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
unknown

6. Necklace

Museum number:
5-15902
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Necklaces
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
length 57 centimeters
Collector:
Diane Wedner and Ron Ziskin
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
unknown

7. Necklace

Museum number:
5-15900
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Necklaces
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
length 103 centimeters
Collector:
Diane Wedner and Ron Ziskin
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
unknown

8. Sheath

Museum number:
5-15897
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Collector:
Diane Wedner and Ron Ziskin
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
unknown

9. Stool (seating furniture)

Museum number:
5-15908
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Stools (seating furniture)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Dimensions:
diameter 30.5 centimeters and height 44.5 centimeters
Collector:
Diane Wedner and Ron Ziskin
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
unknown

10. Stool (seating furniture)

Museum number:
5-15907
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Object class:
Stools (seating furniture)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Dimensions:
width 25.1 centimeters, height 29.9 centimeters, and length 50.5 centimeters
Collector:
Diane Wedner and Ron Ziskin
Collection place:
Ghana