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Puppet Prop3350/11 a-b

Sausage machine prop (part a) and sausage links (part b), from a Punch and Judy puppet set. Sausage machine is an open-backed wooden, rectangular box with plastic tubes on the top and front. Tube on box front is thinner than the one on top. Semi-circular sticker above tube on front reads “Sausomatic.” Word is written in rainbow colours. Yellow crank handle on left side of box. Sausage links are stuffed and made of pink fabric. Seven sausages in link. Operated by inserting sausage links into tube at front of machine, from the back, and manually feeding them through. Handle would be cranked simultaneously.

Culture
English
Material
fibre, wood, acrylic paint, plastic, metal and adhesive
Made in
United Kingdom and Axminster, Devon, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn Carving3326/33

Thorn carving depicting a canoe full of people and goods. Ten figures are shown seated in the canoe. At the prow are a few large bundles and a person wearing a large hat paddling. Through the middle of the canoe are people seated in pairs with small jars and bundles around them. At the stern another person is paddling.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
atum thorn, egun thorn, adhesive and wood
Made in
Ibadan, Nigeria ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn Carving3326/31

Thorn carving depicting a firing squad execution scene (part a). Figures adhered to a rectangular particle board base. Along one edge are four military figures in army fatigues (layered wood chips) armed with large guns - one figure detached and detached head. Opposite are four condemned figures who are each tied to a post and blindfolded. The inscription on the base reads: "Bar Beach, Lagos, Nigeria. 25 May 1971. Public execution televised throughout federation."

Culture
Yoruba
Material
atum thorn, egun thorn, adhesive, wood and fibre
Made in
Ibadan, Nigeria ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn Carving3326/34

Thorn carving depicting a person worshipping a large carved face with a dish and bowl nearby. The person is shown on their knees, bowing down with hands held in prayer. Figure adhered to a rectangular pressed board base with a stamp on the bottom: "Isaac [illegible] Ibadan".

Culture
Yoruba
Material
atum thorn, egun thorn, adhesive and wood
Made in
Ibadan, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn Carving3326/35

Thorn carving depicting two figures watching television. Figures adhered to a rectangular pressed board base. One figure is seated, and the other is leaning down to their level. The TV sits on a tripod base, and there are various dishes on the floor.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
atum thorn, egun thorn, adhesive and wood
Made in
Ibadan, Nigeria ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn Carving3326/37

Thorn carving depicting a soldier in army fatigues. Full camouflage outfit with wide-brimmed camouflage hat. The figure holds a long-barreled gun across their body. The figure's feet are adhered to a Federation of Nigeria halfpenny(?) coin.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
atum thorn, egun thorn, adhesive, wood and bronze metal ?
Made in
Ibadan, Nigeria ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn Carving3326/39

Thorn carving depicting a seated figure praying with a book open and a block with writing on all sides. The figure wears a long robe, and a tall pointed hat. They hold their hands out in front of them. Figure adhered to a rectangular pressed board base.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
atum thorn, egun thorn, adhesive and wood
Made in
Ibadan, Nigeria ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn Carving3326/40

Thorn carving depicting a seated figure reading books. The figure sits with their back against a tree, and book resting on their raised knees. A second book rests on the ground next to the figure. Figure adhered to a rectangular pressed board base. Inscription on base reads: "No man as God."

Culture
Yoruba
Material
atum thorn, egun thorn, adhesive and wood
Made in
Ibadan, Nigeria ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn Carving3326/38

Thorn carving depicting a figure seated on the floor holding a writing tablet. Next to the figure are two books and a small jar-like container. The carvings are adhered to a rectangular plywood base.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
atum thorn, egun thorn, adhesive and wood
Made in
Ibadan, Nigeria ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn Carving3326/36

Thorn carving depicting two figures, one a dentist, the other a patient. Figures adhered to a rectangular pressed board base. One person is seated, while the other stands, bent forward slightly, a holding a stick to the other person's mouth with their right hand. In their left hand they hold a jug, similar to five other containers sitting on a table top next to the two figures.

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