Divining bell tapper

Museum number:
5-15494
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
B-1700 (previous number (Bascom’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.4529
Object count:
1
Description:
divining bell tapper, ivory; stylized human head at top; incised lines between two bands newar chest area; tapered to dull point at end opposite head; L 23.2 cm
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; Yoruba; Epe
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Ivory (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
length 23.2 centimeters
Comment:
Illustrated: Handbook of West African Art, 1953, pl. 19 right.
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Divining bell tapper, accession number 5-15494, described as divining bell tapper, ivory; stylized human head at top; incised lines between two bands newar chest area; tapered to dull point at end opposite head; L 23.2 cmHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Divining bell tapper, accession number 5-15494, described as divining bell tapper, ivory; stylized human head at top; incised lines between two bands newar chest area; tapered to dull point at end opposite head; L 23.2 cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Divining bell tapper, accession number 5-15494, described as divining bell tapper, ivory; stylized human head at top; incised lines between two bands newar chest area; tapered to dull point at end opposite head; L 23.2 cm

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