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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:: 5-2629
Culture or time period:: Balovale
Object class:: Textile samples
Function:: 8.3 For Manufacturing
Collection place:: African Craft Village, Livingstone Museum, Zambia

3. 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

4. Beer straw

Museum number:: 5-6019
Culture or time period:: Jibane
Function:: 1.5 Household
Dimensions:: length 22.5 centimeters
Collector:: Ronald J. Clarke
Collection place:: Kohleni, Kenya
Collection date:: 1964

5. Chess set

Museum number:: 5-14256a-ff
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Bishops (chess pieces), Chessboards, Kings (chess pieces), Knights (chess pieces), Pawns (chess pieces), Queens (chess pieces), and Rooks (chess pieces)
Function:: 5.6 Sports, Games, Amusements; Gambling and Pet Accessories
Dimensions:: tallest— height 8 centimeters and smallest— height 4.8 centimeters
Collector:: Helen McLaren
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

6. Container with lid

Museum number:: 5-1913a,b
Culture or time period:: Fang
Object class:: Containers (receptacles)
Function:: 1.5 Household
Collector:: James W. Fernandez
Collection place:: Gabon
Collection date:: 1960

7. Quiver

Museum number:: 5-1893
Culture or time period:: Fang
Object class:: Quivers
Function:: 1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Collector:: James W. Fernandez
Collection place:: Gabon
Collection date:: 1960

8. Quiver

Museum number:: 5-1894
Culture or time period:: Fang
Object class:: Quivers
Function:: 1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Collector:: James W. Fernandez
Collection place:: Gabon
Collection date:: 1960

9. Thorns

Museum number:: 5-11423a,b
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 8.3 For Manufacturing
Dimensions:: a— width 7 centimeters, a— height 4.5 centimeters, b— width 4.5 centimeters, and b— height 3.7 centimeters
Collector:: Thomas D. Lanagan
Collection place:: Africa
Collection date:: unknown