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Thorn CarvingAf407

Figure representing a woman sitting on a cylindrical stool selling yams. There is a child in a sling tied to her back. She is wearing a short sleeved dress. The dress, sling, and stool are light yellow-brown. Yams, figures' heads, and limbs are dark brown. On a wood base that is light brown.

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 CarvingAf435

Standing figure representing a woman holding her arms above her head. There is a head ring and a broken pot at her feet. She is wearing a wrap-around skirt. Her head, limbs, and torso, and the pot are dark brown. The skirt and the head ring are are light yellow-brown. The base is light brown wood.

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 CarvingAf434

Two figures representing bareheaded males sitting on cylindrical stools facing each other. A black and white checkered board is balancing on their knees with three dark and three light checkers on the board. Clothing is light yellow-brown. Limbs, heads, and stools are dark brown. Base is of light brown wood.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
atum thorn, ink, wood, rice adhesive and egun thorn
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn CarvingAf433

Figure representing a male standing with a gun in the vertical position with the stock facing upwards. He is wearing a shirt and short trousers. Head, limbs, and part of the gun are dark brown. Clothing and part of gun are light yellow-brown. The base is light brown wood.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
egun thorn, wood, rice adhesive and atum thorn
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn CarvingAf424

Two figures representing people. One is standing, slightly bent with a cylindrical drum on a strap around the neck, and wearing a hat, a short-sleeved shirt, and knee-length trousers with small sticks in both hands. Other figure is standing on the head and forearms wearing knee-length trousers and legs bent forward from hips. Shirt, trousers, and drum head is light yellow-brown. Figures and body of drum are dark brown. Hat is light red-brown. The small sticks are light brown wood. The base is light brown wood stained brown.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
rice adhesive, wood, egun thorn, atum thorn, stain and fibre
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn CarvingAf356

Two figures representing a man and a woman. The woman is kneeling with hands crossed on top of her head, bare breasted with a long skirt. Man is barefoot, standing, wearing a cap, a shirt, a vest, and knee-length pants while he is holding a drumstick in his right hand. He is striking the lower of two hourglass shaped drums suspended from his left shoulder on a ribbon harness. A shrine with a smooth back carved with two faces on the front holds a hen on top. Heads, limbs, drum, and drumstick are dark brown. Woman's skirt, hat, and hen are light red-brown. Man's vest, shirt, pants, drum heads, and shrine are light yellow-brown. All set on a light brown plywood base.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
fibre, wood, egun thorn, atum thorn and rice adhesive
Made in
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 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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