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Thorn CarvingAf386

Figure representing a bearded man sitting on a cylindrical stool. He is bare-chested, wearing a soft pointed hat and knee-length pants. He is holding a gourd-shaped container in his left hand and a cone-shaped cup in his right. In front of him, there are two bulbous-shaped containers with necks. Behind him, there is a tree trunk. Pants are light yellow-brown. Head, limbs, tree trunk, and stool are dark brown. Containers are light red-brown. The base is light brown wood.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
atum thorn, egun thorn, rice adhesive and wood
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn CarvingAf432

A figure representing a male sitting on a stool leaning forward with his legs thrust backwards. He is blowing a bellows at an open hearth. The figure is wearing a loose fitting short-sleeved shirt extending to his knees. Head, limbs, stool, and hearth are dark brown. The shirt is light yellow-brown. The fire grate is black. The base and bellows handles are are brown wood.

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 CarvingAf431

Two standing figures representing people. The front figure has a round object and a ball on the head, a pole in the left hand leading a bent figure wearing a brimmed hat, and is holding an upright staff in the right hand. Heads and limbs are dark brown. Shirt, trousers, and hat are light yellow-brown. Ball is light red-brown. Sticks and base are light brown wood.

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 CarvingAf419

Two figures representing people. One is sitting on a cylindrically based chair with a back and is wearing a pointed cap, knee-length pants, and a short-sleeved shirt. The second figure is bareheaded, standing, and wearing similar clothing. He is holding a cylindrical container to the face of the sitting figure. Between the figures, there is a circular table with six containers. Clothing and four containers are light yellow-brown. Heads, limbs, chair, and table are dark brown. Three containers are light red-brown. On a 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 CarvingAf418

A nude woman is lying on a narrow table, with her head on a small pillow, giving birth. Feet are resting against a carved human face with a horn vessel lying on each side. A horn vessel is hanging on the foot of the table and another at the head on the side. A female midwife with a hat and a skirt is standing beside the table holding a small object over the woman's abdomen. On the other side, there is standing, a bearded man with a short skirt, holding a small vessel in his right hand. On the floor in the corner are two large carved human heads, one of which has braided hair, like a priest, and supports three horned vessels while the other is smaller and has two horn vessels. Figures, ritual heads, and three horns are dark brown. Clothes and three horns are light yellow-brown. Hat, four horns, and the pillow are light red-brown. The table and the base are light brown wood.

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 CarvingAf417

Figure representing a man with a sleeveless shirt and pants lying on a narrow wooden table. His head is resting on a small pillow. Attendants are standing on each side of table. One has a knee-length dress and a nurse's type cap, bare feet, and appears to be checking the patient's pulse. The attendant on the other side has a bare head, a beard, a long tunic, trousers, and shoes. He is holding an object which may be a large syringe with a needle inserted into the patient's left arm. A long string or tube is attached to the syringe and leads to a small box-like object on the floor. Box, pillow, and shoes are light red-brown. All heads, limbs, table legs, syringe, plug, and tubes are dark brown. Clothing is light yellow-brown. The base is light brown wood.

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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Bus CarvingAf416

A representation of a decorated bus, or mammy wagon, labelled 'Iban to Lagos', and carrying seven thorn carving passengers, a driver, and three assorted items. Six passengers are sitting on benches in the rear of the vechicle facing the back. They are wearing short garments, dresses, and shorts. One, in a dress, is wearing a conical hat. Another is wearing a high pointed hat. The driver is wearing a sleeveless shirt and a soft pointed hat. The front seat passenger is wearing a short dress and a high pointed hat while appearing to be in animated conversation. The bus has a steering wheel, a gear shift, eight lights, a dashboard, a rear loading platform, rear doors marked stop, a mirror on the driver's side, and hubcaps. The destination label, and sides of the bus are decorated with pictures of potted plants. Dashboard, headlights, interior fittings, clothing, and one cargo item are light yellow-brown. The figures' heads, limbs, the gear shift, two cargo items, and wheels are dark brown. Has a rectangular wood platform underneath.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
atum thorn, egun thorn, wood, stain and rice adhesive
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn CarvingAf385

Standing figure representing a person wearing a soft pointed hat, a short-sleeved shirt, and knee-length trousers. Figure is carrying a pack sack on his back supported by a stick extending from his right hand to his shoulder. Pack sack contains a shaped container and a decorated rolled object. Head, limbs, and pack sack are dark brown. Clothing, hat, roll, and stick are light yellow-brown. The base is light brown wood.

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 CarvingAf430

Figure representing a woman standing bent over with her left arm outstretched and limbs bare. She is wearing a complex cap, a sleeveless dress, and a baby on her back in a cloth sling which is encircling her waist. She is striking a small naked child on the left shoulder with a handled stick, which is held in her right hand. Child, baby's head, and woman's limbs are dark brown. The cap, clothing, base, and handled stick are light yellow-brown. On a wood base.

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 CarvingAf429

Figure representing a woman wearing a multi-pointed hat, a sleeveless dress with a sling around her waist to support a baby on her back, and she is sitting on a cylindrical stool facing a small table on a cylindrical base. There are three bunches of plantain on the table. Heads, limbs, and table are dark brown. Dress and stool are light yellow-brown. Hat and plantain are light red-brown. The wood base is light brown.

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