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Museum number:
5-14323
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Axes (tools)
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Dimensions:
height 48.5 centimeters
Collector:
Baba Kaba and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1970
Museum number:
5-15421
Culture or time period:
Benin and Yoruba
Object class:
Bells (idiophones)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
height 16 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1970
Museum number:
5-12986
Culture or time period:
Bini Tribe
Object class:
Busts (sculpture)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1973
Museum number:
5-15926
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 45.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1970
Museum number:
5-12985
Object class:
Cups (drinking vessels)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
height 56.5 centimeters
Collector:
Dutch Collector in Amsterdam
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1974
Museum number:
5-15425
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Maker or artist:
Baba Kaba
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
strands, smallest— length 28 centimeters, strands, max.— length 48 centimeters, and max— height 33 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1971
Museum number:
5-14321
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 55 centimeters
Collector:
Vivian Burns and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1974
Museum number:
5-13707
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Drums (membranophones)
Function:
5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1970
Museum number:
5-11843
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
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 28.4 centimeters
Collector:
Barbara M. Roth
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1973
Museum number:
5-14921
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Object class:
Gold-weights
Function:
7.3 Weights, Measures, and Computing Devices
Dimensions:
height 5 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ghana
Collection date:
January 1973
Museum number:
5-14926
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Object class:
Gold-weights
Function:
7.3 Weights, Measures, and Computing Devices
Dimensions:
length 4.1 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ghana
Collection date:
1972
Museum number:
5-14920
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Object class:
Gold-weights
Function:
7.3 Weights, Measures, and Computing Devices
Dimensions:
height 5.2 centimeters and weight 38.7 grams
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ghana
Collection date:
January 1973
Museum number:
5-14922
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Object class:
Gold-weights
Function:
7.3 Weights, Measures, and Computing Devices
Dimensions:
height 5 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ghana
Collection date:
1972
Museum number:
5-14923
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Object class:
Gold-weights
Function:
7.3 Weights, Measures, and Computing Devices
Dimensions:
height 5.3 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ghana
Collection date:
1972
Museum number:
5-14918
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Object class:
Gold-weights
Function:
7.3 Weights, Measures, and Computing Devices
Dimensions:
width 1.5 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ghana
Collection date:
1973
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
Museum number:
5-14928
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Object class:
Gold-weights
Function:
7.3 Weights, Measures, and Computing Devices
Dimensions:
height 6.5 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ghana
Collection date:
1972
Museum number:
5-14925
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Object class:
Gold-weights
Function:
7.3 Weights, Measures, and Computing Devices
Dimensions:
height 3.1 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ghana
Collection date:
1972
Museum number:
5-14919
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Object class:
Gold-weights
Function:
7.3 Weights, Measures, and Computing Devices
Dimensions:
height 4.4 centimeters and weight 22.8 grams
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ghana
Collection date:
January 1973
Museum number:
5-14924
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Object class:
Gold-weights
Function:
7.3 Weights, Measures, and Computing Devices
Dimensions:
height 5.1 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ghana
Collection date:
1972
Museum number:
5-14927
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Object class:
Gold-weights
Function:
7.3 Weights, Measures, and Computing Devices
Dimensions:
width 4.3 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ghana
Collection date:
1972
Museum number:
5-14929
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Object class:
Gold-weights
Function:
7.3 Weights, Measures, and Computing Devices
Dimensions:
height 4.2 centimeters
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ghana
Collection date:
1972
Museum number:
5-15999
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Headdresses
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
Collection date:
1970
Museum number:
5-16352
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:
width 14.8 centimeters, length 19 centimeters, and height 36 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1970
Museum number:
5-16304
Culture or time period:
Benin
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Oleh, Nigeria
Collection date:
1972
Museum number:
5-16214
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 16 centimeters, length 24.4 centimeters, and height 8.2 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1970
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
Museum number:
5-16479
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:
width 17.5 centimeters, height 12.5 centimeters, and length 30.9 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1972
Museum number:
5-16213
Culture or time period:
Igala
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
width 19.3 centimeters, height 29 centimeters, and length 13.8 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1970
Museum number:
5-16221
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 15.1 centimeters, length 10 centimeters, and width 9 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ghana
Collection date:
1970
Museum number:
5-13492
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 38 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1972
Museum number:
5-11787
Culture or time period:
Hausa
Object class:
Mineral and rock samples
Function:
8.0 Use not specified (Raw Materials)
Collector:
Thomas D. Lanagan
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
before July 1972
Museum number:
5-15946
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:
width 15.5 centimeters, height 34.5 centimeters, and depth 4.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1971
Museum number:
5-14936
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Figurines and Rams
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
height 37.8 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Owo, Nigeria
Collection date:
1970
Museum number:
5-11497a,b
Object class:
Scrapers (stone tools)
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Collector:
Thomas D. Lanagan
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
before July 1972
Museum number:
5-15506
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 46.5 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1970
Museum number:
5-15491
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Dimensions:
width 5.5 centimeters and height 48 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1970
Museum number:
5-13207
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Function:
3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Dimensions:
length 56.7 centimeters
Collector:
unknown
Collection place:
Ghana
Collection date:
1970
Museum number:
5-16477
Object class:
Textile samples
Function:
8.3 For Manufacturing
Dimensions:
length 161.5 centimeters and width 108 centimeters
Collection place:
Sierra Leone
Collection date:
1971-1975
Museum number:
5-16397
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Textile samples
Function:
8.3 For Manufacturing
Dimensions:
width 190 centimeters, fringe— length 13 centimeters, and length 245 centimeters
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
1970
Museum number:
5-11451
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:
width 4.7 centimeters and height 12.1 centimeters
Collector:
Thomas D. Lanagan
Collection place:
Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:
7/27/72
Museum number:
5-11429
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:
length 7.5 centimeters, height 8.3 centimeters, and width 6.2 centimeters
Collector:
Thomas D. Lanagan
Collection place:
Nigeria
Collection date:
before July 27, 1972
Museum number:
5-15944
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object class:
Trays
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:
Ife, Nigeria
Collection date:
1970