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Thorn CarvingAf355

Scene from a ritual, possibly Moslem, with eight sitting figures representing people, four of which are with arabic texts surrounding a woman leading an animal by a rope and carrying a chicken in a container. Seven of the sitting figures are wearing conical hats, the eighth of which has a turban with protruding ends, and are wearing long robes. The woman is wearing an upturned four-cornered hat and knee-length dress as she appears to be pregnant. Dispersed among the figures are three pots painted blue at the rims. A blue stained brush lies beside the turbaned figure. This same figure holds an oval object in his lap. The robes, tablets, and animals are light yellow-brown. Human heads, limbs, chicken, pots, and rope for the animal are dark brown. Head gear, basket, and object being held by the turbaned figure are light red-brown. Base is light brown wood.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
atum thorn, egun thorn, rice adhesive, fibre, paint and wood
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn CarvingAf354

Ten figures representing people with arms extended facing a central coffin. Two double-masks are leaning against the side of the coffin while one single-mask is leaning against the end. There is a horn-like container inserted into the masks. Two male figures are wearing short-sleeved long robes and crown-like hats. They are siting on the ground facing the masks. Proceeding clock-wise, first there is a bareheaded male wearing a sleeveless shirt and knee-length pants holding a chicken out to a mask. Second, there is a female wearing a short-sleeved dress and a wide brimmed hat with a sling tied at her waist as she is bowing at the end of the coffin. Next, there are three males wearing short-sleeved long loose gowns with soft pointed hats and small masks strung around their necks, one of which is holding a horn-shaped container. Following, there are two drummers wearing short-sleeved shirts and knee-length pants standing before a single mask, one of which is wearing a stiff conical hat and is carrying a large conical single-headed drum on a cord over his right shoulder with a bent beater in his right hand, the second of which drummer is bareheaded and is carrying a shallow conical single headed drum on a cord around his neck with two straight beaters. Last, there is a female wearing a short sleeveless dress with a sling around her waist and a soft hat with two horn-like points. Heads, limbs, masks, drum bodies, chicken, and three horn-like containers are dark brown. Clothing, hats, coffin, stand, drum heads, beaters, and four horn-like containers are light yellow-brown. The plywood base is light brown.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
rice adhesive, fibre, wood, egun thorn and atum thorn
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn CarvingAf369

Figures representing people in front of a shrine. One woman is bending before the shrine holding a fly swatter, wearing a short-sleeved dress, and with her hair braided into a top knot. One woman is kneeling before the shrine holding an offering of a chicken, and she is wearing a short skirt and a large soft hat. One figure is prone before the shrine, and she is wearing a short-sleeved dress. One male musician is beating a conical drum (membranophone) suspended over his right shoulder with a leather strap, and he is wearing a short-sleeved shirt and pants. One male musician is holding a vessel-shaped drum suspended over his left shoulder with a cotton strap and is holding a drumstick in his right hand. One male musician is holding a vessel-shaped drum slung around his neck with a leather strap while holding two drumsticks in each hand. One female figure is sitting on the ground holding a dish, and she is wearing a sleeveless knee-length dress. Two male figures are holding long staffs, and they are wearing knee-length robes. One musician is holding a clay drum and a beater, and the musician is wearing a short-sleeved dress and a soft pointed hat. One female figure is holding a fly swatter and a horn-shaped vessel, and she is wearing a short-sleeved dress with her hair in a top-knot. One figure is holding up a fly swatter in her right hand, and that figure is wearing a short-sleeved dress and a pointed hat. Two masks with horn-shaped vessels on top, and one horn-shaped vessel on the ground. Five soft pointed hats, fly swatter, two horn-shaped vessels, one large soft hat, and the chicken are light red-brown. Clay drum, and beater, outside of drums, limbs, and heads are dark brown. Clothing, mask-like shrines, thorn-shaped vessels, top of drums, and one horn-shaped vessel are light yellow-brown. Top of dish shrine, marks on horn-shaped vessels, on large soft hat, and on vessel drums are indigo. All figures are on a plywood platform covered in thorn chips. Oyo written on base.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
fibre, stain, rice adhesive, atum thorn, egun thorn and wood
Made in
Oyo, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn CarvingAf344

Figure representing a man sitting on a cylindrical stool tapering upward. Wearing a round hat and using sticks to play a carved, conical drum (membranophone). Light yellow-brown shirt, pants, hat, sticks, and head of drum. Dark brown arms, legs, face, stool, and body of drum. The base is light brown wood stained brown on the bottom.

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 CarvingAf343

Figure representing a barefoot male figure sitting on a cylindrical stool set on a wooden base, stained brown on bottom. Figure is wearing a conical hat, a sleeveless tunic, and pants. Playing a stringed instrument. Pants and tunic are light yellow-brown. Neck of the instrument and hat are light red brown. Legs, head, arms, and body of instrument are dark 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 CarvingAf342

Figure representing a barefoot male figure sitting on a cylindrical stool, wearing shorts, a sleeveless tunic, and a round hat. Playing a stringed musical instruments (chordophone). Tunic, shorts, and hat are light yellow brown. Arms, legs, and body of instrument are dark brown. Neck of instrument is light red brown. The figure is glued to a light brown wood base, stained brown on the bottom.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
stain, wood, rice adhesive, egun thorn and atum thorn
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn CarvingAf340

Carved figure representing a man sitting on a stool with hands placed on a conical drum (membranophone). Feet outstretched supporting drum. Figure is wearing a loose fitting short-sleeved shirt extending to his knees. Head, arms, legs, drum base, and stool are dark brown. The drum head and shirt are light yellow-brown. Rectangular base is attached by glue and is light brown partially stained dark brown.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
atum thorn, rice adhesive, stain, wood and egun thorn
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn CarvingAf341

Figure representing a standing male wearing a conical hat. Playing a stringed instrument (chordophone). Light yellow-brown shirt and pants. Light red-brown hat and neck of instrument. Dark brown face and body of instrument. The base of light brown wood is stained brown on the bottom and sides.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
atum thorn, rice adhesive, stain, wood and egun thorn
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn CarvingAf368

Eleven figures representing people standing and one prone in front of a shrine. Five are wearing sleeveless shirts and trousers. One is wearing a knee-length sleeveless dress. Three are wearing an elbow-length shirt and trousers. One is wearing a sleeved dress and two are wearing skirts. Seven are wearing hats. Six are holding containers. One is holding a double-headed conical drum with a straight stick in the left hand. Two figures are holding a dog suspended with rope. On the shrine there are three masks dotted with indigo blue paint, two rifles, three horn-like containers, one bottle-like container, and palm fronds. Clothing, drum ends, and part of guns are light yellow-brown. Limbs, heads, and some containers are dark brown. Hats, dog, some containers, palm fronds, and one mask are light red-brown. Base and rifles are light brown wood. Shrine and base are covered with variegated thorn chips.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
atum thorn, rice adhesive, fibre, wood and egun thorn
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn CarvingAf353

Five figures representing people around a shrine. Four males and one female are before a two figure shrine on a dais. One figure has his hands on a drum, one is touching the shrine, two are holding objects, and one is simply standing. Cowrie shell in front of shrine. Male figures are wearing short-sleeved shirts over shorts while female is wearing a full-length gown. There are four styles of hats represented while one figure is bareheaded. One figure on the shrine has a cowrie shell on the back of his head while the other has a calabash containing an ancestral face on its head. Heads, arms, legs, and pot are dark brown. The shirts, shorts, and gowns are light yellow-brown. The figures, drum stand, dais, and cowrie shell are all glued to a light brown base. Four hats and the calabash are light red-brown.

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