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Thorn CarvingAf398 a-b

Figure representing a man (part a) on a wooden base. He is bent slightly forward, wearing knee-length pants. A round single membrane gourd (?) drum hangs suspended from his left shoulder by a cord. In his right hand, he is holding a curved drumstick (part b). His left hand is touching the outside of the drum near its head. Limbs, drumstick, and drum body are dark brown. Pants and drum head are light yellow-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 CarvingAf397

Two figures representing people. One is a man with a bare head, and feet, and he is wearing knee-length pants and a shirt while he is bending at the waist with his fingers touching the head of a round drum which rests on the floor. The drum base has a large human ritualistic face carved on the front. Facing the man, there is a woman wearing a knee-length pleated skirt, and standing with her arms bent, and outstretched with her feet apart, and appearing to be dancing. Clothes and drum head are light yellow-brown. Skin, hair, and drum base are dark brown. The figures are mounted on a rectangular wood base.

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 CarvingAf396

A figure representing a male with bare feet, a shirt, and short pants bending at the waist, and striking drums with a long straight stick in his right hand and a shorter stick in his left. On the floor, there are three conical drums, two of which have circular heads and the third of which has an oval head and two feet. Drums and figure are glued to a rectangular light brown wooden base. Drum heads, shirt, pants, and drum sticks are light yellow-brown. Drums and limbs are dark brown.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
egun thorn, atum thorn, rice adhesive, stain and wood
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn CarvingAf395

Two figures representing a man and a woman standing on a wooden base. The man is wearing a pleated brimmed hat, a sleeveless loose tunic, and knee-length pants. He is sitting on a small cylindrical stool, holding between his legs a conical one-headed drum with striated sides. His arms are bending, and his fingers are resting on the edge of the drumhead. The woman is wearing a large softly draped hat, and a knee-length dress with elbow-length sleeves. She is standing with her feet slightly apart, and her arms slightly bent. She is bending forward as if bowing from the waist. Hats, dress, shirt, drumhead, and stool are light yellow-brown. Skin and drum body are dark brown.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
egun thorn, rice adhesive, atum thorn, wood and stain
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn CarvingAf394

Figure representing a sitting person on a cylindrical stool wearing a soft pointed hat, a sleeveless shirt, and knee-length trousers. Holding, in the figure's left hand, the outer edge of a conically shaped basket, and in the figure's right hand, one of two leaves attached to the edge of the basket. Head and limbs are dark brown. Clothing, basket, and stool are light yellow-brown. The base is light brown wood.

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 CarvingAf393

Two figures representing people tying up vines. One figure is wearing a sleeveless shirt and knee-length trousers. Second figure is wearing a short-sleeved shirt and knee-length trousers. Both are wearing soft pointed hats. The figures are wrapping the vines around three stakes on mounds which are covered by variegated thorn shavings along the base. Rope, heads, and limbs are dark brown. Hats are light red-brown. Clothing and stakes are light yellow-brown.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
atum thorn, rice adhesive, paper, fibre, wood and egun thorn
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn CarvingAf378

A representation of a sitting chief wearing an ankle length robe and a crown-like pointed hat while holding a rolled up sheet. An attendant wearing a short-sleeved shirt and knee-length trousers is standing behind the chief holding an umbrella. The umbrella head, arms, and legs are dark brown. Sheath is light red-brown. Clothes and umbrella stand are light yellow-brown. The base is light brown wood.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
rice adhesive, atum thorn, egun thorn and wood
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentEdz977 a-b

A pair (parts a-b) of gold isosceles triangles with scalloped edges. Each is glued on a bamboo stick which is bound by a piece of wire which projects, 5.4 cm. (a) or 4.3 cm. (b), beyond the base of the triangle, perpendicular to it. Raised from the surface of each triangle by means of three paper cylinders, there is a smaller foil triangle printed with a multi-coloured design of a butterfly and other shapes. Wired to this is a tuft of red fibres.

Culture
Chinese
Material
metal, paper, bamboo grass, ink, silk fibre and adhesive
Made in
Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn CarvingAf377

Two standing figures representing people facing each other across a pump. One man is bareheaded, wearing a loose short-sleeved shirt and knee-length trousers with his right hand on the pump spout. The second figure is wearing a one piece short-sleeved garment and a wide brimmed hat with the right hand on the pump handle and the left hand on the shaft of the pump. A bucket stands at each end of the base of the pump, one under the spout, and one under the handle. All clothing is light yellow-brown. The heads and limbs are dark brown. Pump handle, spout, and pails are light red-brown. Base is 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 CarvingAf376

Two figures representing people facing each other. One is wearing a short-sleeved shirt and knee-length trousers, sitting on the ground leaning against a three-pointed backrest. The second figure, in identical dress, is bending from the waist, and holding a pot with both hands. At the side of the sitting figure lies a blue object, possibly a knife. Heads, limbs, and backrest are dark brown. Clothing and pot are light yellow-brown. The base is 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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