Collector: William Russell Bascom / Materials: Raffia (fiber)

1. Mask

Museum number:: 5-3421
Culture or time period:: Igbo
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:: 5.25 inches and length 7.25 inches
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Obiama village, Bayelsa, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1945

2. Mask

Museum number:: 5-12912
Culture or time period:: Ba Pende
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:: height 39 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1965

3. Mask

Museum number:: 5-12913
Culture or time period:: Ba Kuba
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:: height 46 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1968

4. Mask

Museum number:: 5-12973
Culture or time period:: Ba Salampasu
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:: height 37 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1965

5. Mask

Museum number:: 5-12974
Culture or time period:: Ba Salampasu
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:: height 31.5 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Kasaï District, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1965

6. Mask

Museum number:: 5-13204
Culture or time period:: Nalu
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:: Length:— 1.3 meters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Guinea Bissau
Collection date:: 1964

7. Mask

Museum number:: 5-13706
Culture or time period:: Ba Kuba
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:: height 32 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1972

8. Cowrie shells

Museum number:: 5-15949
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 54.5 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

9. Mask

Museum number:: 5-16026
Culture or time period:: Ibo and Igbo
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:: 40 centimeters, 35 centimeters, and 50 inches
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Udi, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1945

10. Mask

Museum number:: 5-16027
Culture or time period:: Igbo
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:: 28 centimeters and 28 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Udi, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1945

11. Mask

Museum number:: 5-16028
Culture or time period:: Igbo
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:: 4 centimeters, 32 centimeters, and 38 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Udi, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1945

12. Mask

Museum number:: 5-16029
Culture or time period:: Igbo
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:: 32 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Udi, Nigeria

13. Mask

Museum number:: 5-16030
Culture or time period:: Igbo
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:: 35 centimeters, 16 centimeters, and 24 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: 1945

14. Mask

Museum number:: 5-16122
Culture or time period:: Igbo
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:: width 12.5 centimeters, length 54 centimeters, width 36.5 centimeters, and length 24.5 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: 1945

15. Mask

Museum number:: 5-16146
Culture or time period:: Igbo
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Maker or artist:: Mashitolo Mwata Zola
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:: length 36.5 centimeters, height 15 centimeters, and width 17.5 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: 1945

16. Mask

Museum number:: 5-16192
Culture or time period:: Igbo
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:: width 13.5 centimeters, raffia— width 57 centimeters, height 12.5 centimeters, length 26 centimeters, and raffia— length 48 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: 1945

17. Mask

Museum number:: 5-16193
Culture or time period:: Igbo
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:: width 13.5 centimeters, ruff— height 50 centimeters, height 19.5 centimeters, ruff— width 49 centimeters, and length 8 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: 1945

18. Mask

Museum number:: 5-16206
Culture or time period:: Ba Lega
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:: height 14 centimeters, width 7.5 centimeters, and length 1.9 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1964

19. Mask

Museum number:: 5-16212
Culture or time period:: Ibibio
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:: drape— width 32 centimeters, length 24 centimeters, height 9 centimeters, width 14 centimeters, and drape— length 26 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: 1966

20. Mask

Museum number:: 5-16215
Culture or time period:: Igbo
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:: length 19 centimeters, height 8.1 centimeters, and width 14.9 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: 1970

21. Mask

Museum number:: 5-16222
Culture or time period:: Igbo
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:: length 66 centimeters and width 51.5 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria

22. Raffia

Museum number:: 5-16224
Culture or time period:: Igbo
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Function:: 8.0 Use not specified (Raw Materials)
Dimensions:: length 47 centimeters and width 19 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria

23. Raffia

Museum number:: 5-16225
Culture or time period:: Igbo
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:: cord— length 74 centimeters, length 35 centimeters, and width 25.5 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Udi, Nigeria

24. Raffia

Museum number:: 5-16226
Culture or time period:: Igbo
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:: width 40 centimeters, cord— length 318 centimeters, and length 66 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Udi, Nigeria

25. Dance suit

Museum number:: 5-16227
Culture or time period:: Igbo
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:: at hip— width 49 centimeters, length 169 centimeters, fringe— length 11 centimeters, and at shoulder— width 50 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria

26. Textile

Museum number:: 5-16389
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Textile samples
Function:: 8.3 For Manufacturing
Dimensions:: length 164 centimeters and width 79 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: 1942

27. Textile

Museum number:: 5-16393
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Textile samples
Function:: 8.3 For Manufacturing
Dimensions:: width 79 centimeters and length 171 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: 1943

28. Textile

Museum number:: 5-16394
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Textile samples
Function:: 8.3 For Manufacturing
Dimensions:: length 184.5 centimeters and width 82 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Abeokuta, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1946

29. Textile

Museum number:: 5-16395
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Textile samples
Function:: 8.3 For Manufacturing
Dimensions:: width 79 centimeters and length 167.5 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Abeokuta, Nigeria

30. Textile

Museum number:: 5-16403
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Textile samples
Function:: 8.3 For Manufacturing
Dimensions:: each panel— width 86 centimeters, length 173 centimeters, and width 172 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: 1952

31. Textile

Museum number:: 5-16404
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Textile samples
Function:: 8.3 For Manufacturing
Dimensions:: length 183 centimeters and width 82 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: 1937-1938

32. Mask

Museum number:: 5-16501
Culture or time period:: Bambara
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:: width 17 centimeters, height 48 centimeters, and length 16 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Western Africa

33. Mask

Museum number:: 5-16510
Culture or time period:: Bambara
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:: length 9.3 centimeters, height 28 centimeters, and width 4.6 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Western Africa

34. Raffia dance ruff

Museum number:: 5-16694
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:: width 38 centimeters and length 41 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Western Africa

35. Raffia

Museum number:: 5-16695
Function:: 8.0 Use not specified (Raw Materials)
Dimensions:: width 42 centimeters and length 54 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Western Africa

36. Raffia dance ruffs

Museum number:: 5-16696
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:: raffia— length 28 centimeters, cord— length 80 centimeters, and raffia— width 23 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Western Africa

37. Belt

Museum number:: 5-16702
Object class:: Belts (costume accessories)
Function:: 2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Dimensions:: width 4 centimeters and length 83.5 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Western Africa

38. Coaster

Museum number:: 5-16715a
Object class:: Coasters (containers)
Function:: 1.5 Household
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria

39. Coasters

Museum number:: 5-16715a-e
Object class:: Coasters (containers)
Dimensions:: diameter 12.2 centimeters and depth 0.7 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria

40. Coaster

Museum number:: 5-16715b
Object class:: Coasters (containers)
Function:: 1.5 Household
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria

41. Coaster

Museum number:: 5-16715c
Object class:: Coasters (containers)
Function:: 1.5 Household
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria

42. Coaster

Museum number:: 5-16715d
Object class:: Coasters (containers)
Function:: 1.5 Household
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria

43. Coaster

Museum number:: 5-16715e
Object class:: Coasters (containers)
Function:: 1.5 Household
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria

44. Dance regalia

Museum number:: 5-16726a-d
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Dimensions:: c— length 52 centimeters, b— length 37 centimeters, b— linear 52 centimeters, a— length 36 centimeters, c— linear 167 centimeters, and a— linear 80 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Western Africa

45. Decorative burlap panel

Museum number:: 5-16727
Object class:: Gourds (plant components)
Function:: 4.0 Use not specified (Structures and Furnishings)
Dimensions:: width 45 centimeters and length 88 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Western Africa

46. Skirt with ruff

Museum number:: 5-16728
Object class:: Skirts (garments)
Function:: 2.0 Use not specified (Secular Dress and Accoutrements, and Adornment)
Dimensions:: length 67 centimeters and circumference 114 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Western Africa

47. Raffia ruff

Museum number:: 5-16731
Function:: 8.0 Use not specified (Raw Materials)
Dimensions:: raffia— length 58 centimeters, cord— length 101 centimeters, and raffia— width 15 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Western Africa