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Start Over Collection place Nigeria Collector William Russell Bascom Culture or time period Akan cluster

1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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