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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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Thorn CarvingAf384

Figure representing a man sitting on a circular stool with his legs extended under a square table eating from a round bowl. He is wearing a sleeveless shirt and knee-length trousers. Limbs, head, and bowl are dark brown. Food is light red-brown. Shirt and trousers are light yellow-brown. The table and base are light brown wood.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
atum thorn, rice adhesive, wood and egun thorn
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn CarvingAf383

Standing figure representing a man hilling yams with a hoe-like instrument. The yams are covered with variegated chips. The man is wearing a short-sleeved shirt hanging in loose folds and knee-length trousers. He is wearing a soft pointed cap. Shirt and trousers are light yellow-brown. Head and limbs are dark brown. Hat is light red-brown. The base and hoe-like instruments are light brown wood.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
atum thorn, rice adhesive, wood and egun thorn
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn CarvingAf382

A figure representing a bareheaded male wearing a short-sleeved shirt and knee-length trousers with both hands on a hoe. Head and limbs are dark brown. Shirt and trousers are light yellow-brown. Hoe is brown wood. On a wooden dark brown stained plywood base covered with scattered shavings and multi-coloured irregular objects.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
atum thorn, egun thorn, rice adhesive, stain and wood
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn CarvingAf381

Figures representing two standing people holding umbrellas and bowing to one another. Both figures are wearing short-sleeved shirts and knee-length trousers. The umbrella tops, heads, arms, and legs are dark brown. Clothes are light yellow-brown. The base and umbrella shanks are brown wood.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
wood, rice adhesive, egun thorn and atum thorn
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn CarvingAf380

A kneeling figure representing a male scholar holding a tablet with his left hand while inscribing it with a pointed instrument in his right hand. A second tablet is lying on the ground in front of him. Clothes, tablets, and instrument are light yellow-brown. His head and limbs are dark brown. The plywood base is light brown.

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 CarvingAf379

Two figures representing two people facing each other. One is standing and is wearing a short-sleeved shirt and knee-length trousers. The other is in identical dress and is sitting on a stool holding a pointed stick over a table covered with variegated chips. Heads, limbs, table, and stool are dark brown. Clothing and pointed stick are light yellow-brown. The base is light brown.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
egun thorn, wood, stain, rice adhesive and atum thorn
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn CarvingAf425

Two standing figures representing people facing each other. One is holding a conical drum and is wearing an elbow-length-sleeved shirt, knee-length pants, and a small conical hat. The other figure is wearing a short skirt over knee-length pants and is bare chested with arms bent upwards at elbows. Clothing and drum head are light yellow-brown. Bodies, limbs of figures, and body of drum are dark brown. Hat is light red-brown. Base is light brown wood stained brown.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
egun thorn, stain, wood, rice adhesive and atum thorn
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn CarvingAf414

House with ten figures representing people engaged in a variety of activities. Architectural features include a four-sided peak roof covered with variegated shavings, six square windows, and an open doorway. The sides of the house and the front open area are plastered with a mud and rice glue(?) mixture with variegated chips adhering to it. The interior contains a bed with two pillows and a large pot with a pestle. Activities depicted include sleeping, food preparation, standing at windows, drinking palm wine, carrying a pot, and playing the game ayo. A naked child is sitting on the floor inside and another is standing next to a drinking figure. Sitting adults are wearing shirts and shorts while others are wearing knee-length dresses. Figure carrying pot has a coil on the head. Clothing, calabash, pot, and pestle are light yellow-brown. Human figures, carried pot, gaming board, and small pot are dark brown. Cup, pillows, and head coil are light red-brown.

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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