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Start Over Collection place Abeokuta, Nigeria Collector William Russell Bascom

1. Mask

Museum number:
5-3430
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Maker or artist:
Adugbologe
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:
height 45.72 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Abeokuta, Nigeria
Collection date:
1943-1944

2. Sculpture

Museum number:
5-10166
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Sculpture (visual works)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:
length 16.5 centimeters and height 10 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Abeokuta, Nigeria
Collection date:
1944

3. Figurines

Museum number:
5-13702
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
height 67 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Abeokuta, Nigeria
Collection date:
1943

4. 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:
length 28 centimeters and height 24 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Abeokuta, Nigeria
Collection date:
unknown

5. 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

6. Mask

Museum number:
5-15651
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 23 centimeters and diameter 30 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Abeokuta, Nigeria
Collection date:
unknown

7. Carving

Museum number:
5-15654
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:
height 18.2 centimeters and width 9 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Abeokuta, Nigeria
Collection date:
1965

8. Carving

Museum number:
5-15655
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:
height 18.2 centimeters and width 9 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Abeokuta, Nigeria
Collection date:
1965

9. Eshu figure

Museum number:
5-15656a
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
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Abeokuta, Nigeria
Collection date:
unknown

10. Eshu figure

Museum number:
5-15656b
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
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Abeokuta, Nigeria
Collection date:
unknown

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