Yoruba thorn carving; large drummers holding drum under left arm, with over shoulder strap; drum stick in right hand; wearing tunic, pantaloons and cap. carved by Orisa Dipe
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Materials:
Cotton (textile) and Silk
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Accession date:
June 23, 2004
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
width 3.7 centimeters, height 8.6 centimeters, and length 3.6 centimeters