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Thorn CarvingAf417

Figure representing a man with a sleeveless shirt and pants lying on a narrow wooden table. His head is resting on a small pillow. Attendants are standing on each side of table. One has a knee-length dress and a nurse's type cap, bare feet, and appears to be checking the patient's pulse. The attendant on the other side has a bare head, a beard, a long tunic, trousers, and shoes. He is holding an object which may be a large syringe with a needle inserted into the patient's left arm. A long string or tube is attached to the syringe and leads to a small box-like object on the floor. Box, pillow, and shoes are light red-brown. All heads, limbs, table legs, syringe, plug, and tubes are dark brown. Clothing is light yellow-brown. The base is light brown wood.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
rice adhesive, wood, egun thorn and atum thorn
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bus CarvingAf416

A representation of a decorated bus, or mammy wagon, labelled 'Iban to Lagos', and carrying seven thorn carving passengers, a driver, and three assorted items. Six passengers are sitting on benches in the rear of the vechicle facing the back. They are wearing short garments, dresses, and shorts. One, in a dress, is wearing a conical hat. Another is wearing a high pointed hat. The driver is wearing a sleeveless shirt and a soft pointed hat. The front seat passenger is wearing a short dress and a high pointed hat while appearing to be in animated conversation. The bus has a steering wheel, a gear shift, eight lights, a dashboard, a rear loading platform, rear doors marked stop, a mirror on the driver's side, and hubcaps. The destination label, and sides of the bus are decorated with pictures of potted plants. Dashboard, headlights, interior fittings, clothing, and one cargo item are light yellow-brown. The figures' heads, limbs, the gear shift, two cargo items, and wheels are dark brown. Has a rectangular wood platform underneath.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
atum thorn, egun thorn, wood, stain and rice adhesive
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn CarvingAf385

Standing figure representing a person wearing a soft pointed hat, a short-sleeved shirt, and knee-length trousers. Figure is carrying a pack sack on his back supported by a stick extending from his right hand to his shoulder. Pack sack contains a shaped container and a decorated rolled object. Head, limbs, and pack sack are dark brown. Clothing, hat, roll, and stick are light yellow-brown. The base is light brown wood.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
rice adhesive, wood, egun thorn and atum thorn
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn CarvingAf430

Figure representing a woman standing bent over with her left arm outstretched and limbs bare. She is wearing a complex cap, a sleeveless dress, and a baby on her back in a cloth sling which is encircling her waist. She is striking a small naked child on the left shoulder with a handled stick, which is held in her right hand. Child, baby's head, and woman's limbs are dark brown. The cap, clothing, base, and handled stick are light yellow-brown. On a wood base.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
rice adhesive, wood, egun thorn and atum thorn
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn CarvingAf429

Figure representing a woman wearing a multi-pointed hat, a sleeveless dress with a sling around her waist to support a baby on her back, and she is sitting on a cylindrical stool facing a small table on a cylindrical base. There are three bunches of plantain on the table. Heads, limbs, and table are dark brown. Dress and stool are light yellow-brown. Hat and plantain are light red-brown. The wood base is light brown.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
atum thorn, wood, rice adhesive and egun thorn
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn CarvingAf428

A figure representing a male standing with three sheep in front him. He is wearing a brimmed hat, a shirt, and knee-length trousers, and he is holding a forked staff. The sheep and clothing are light yellow-brown. Limbs and face are dark brown. The base and staff are light brown wood.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
stain, wood, egun thorn, atum thorn and rice adhesive
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn CarvingAf427

Two bareheaded figures representing people sitting on cylindrical stools on either side of a table. Each is holding a book with writing in red ink. A third book is titled 'the new book' in red ink and is lying on the table top. Head and limbs are dark brown. Clothing, stool, and books are light yellow-brown. Table and base are light brown wood.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
egun thorn, rice adhesive, atum thorn, wood and ink
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn CarvingAf426

A figure representing a person tying vines to two poles on two mounds. The figure is wearing a light yellow-brown short-sleeved tunic and pants. His limbs, head, and soft draped hat are dark brown. On a wood base.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
egun thorn, rice adhesive, atum thorn and wood
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn CarvingAf415

A representation of a rectangular church with six rounded arched windows, a rounded door, and a cross at either end of the pitched roof. The roof is covered with variegated shavings. The interior is furnished with three benches, a lectern, and a table. The standing figure is in an ankle length robe and is in front of a book on the lectern. There are six sitting figures, two to each bench, wearing short-sleeved shirts and shorts. The sides, and the front of the church, and the benches are yellow-brown. The figures, bench supports, and crosses are dark brown. Clothing and book are light yellow-brown.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
egun thorn, atum thorn, rice adhesive and wood
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleAf476

Globular calabash rattle with neck extending slightly off centre. Decorated by incising painted surface to expose linear geometric design in natural yellow. Stopper is fitted to top by loop of five strands of purple thread strung through holes in neck. Paint is red.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
fibre, paint and gourd fruit
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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