Object class: Musical instruments / Collector: William Russell Bascom / Accession year: [Missing] - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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1. Bell

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

2. Drum

Museum number:: 5-14331
Culture or time period:: Ba Kuba
Object class:: Drums (membranophones)
Function:: 5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments and 5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Dimensions:: height 27.3 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: 1968

3. Gold weight

Museum number:: 5-10878
Culture or time period:: Ashanti
Object class:: Drums (membranophones) and Gold-weights
Function:: 7.3 Weights, Measures, and Computing Devices
Dimensions:: length 6 inches, 3 inches, and length 9 inches
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Ghana

4. Gold weight

Museum number:: 5-10895
Culture or time period:: Ashanti
Object class:: Drums (membranophones) and Gold-weights
Function:: 7.3 Weights, Measures, and Computing Devices
Dimensions:: height 6 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Ghana

5. Rattle

Museum number:: 5-14324
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Musical rattles
Function:: 5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Dimensions:: length 32.5 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:: before 1972

6. Wire recording

Museum number:: 24-434
Culture or time period:: Afro-Cuban
Object class:: Audio reel tapes and Drums (membranophones)
Function:: 7.2 Sound Communication
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Cuba

7. Wire recording

Museum number:: 24-421
Object class:: Audio reel tapes and Drums (membranophones)
Function:: 7.2 Sound Communication
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Cuba

8. Xylophone

Museum number:: 5-1524a
Object class:: Xylophones
Function:: 5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Sierra Leone
Collection date:: 1959