Thorn carving
- Museum number:
- 5-11430
- Permalink:
- ark:/21549/hm21050011430
- Accession number:
- Acc.2879
- Object count:
- 1
- Description:
- thorn carving; represents old beggar man holding staff, w/ right hand outstretched; mounted on soft wood base. 9.6 cm. h.; 4.8 cm. w.; 3.9 cm. l.
- Donor:
- Thomas D. Lanagan and W. H. Lawson
- Collection place:
- Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
- Verbatim coll. place:
- Africa; Nigeria; Yoruba; Ibadan
- Culture or time period:
- Yoruba
- Collector:
- Thomas D. Lanagan
- Collection date:
- unknown
- Materials:
- Satinwood and Wood (plant material)
- Object type:
- ethnography
- Object class:
- Carvings (visual works)
- Function:
- 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
- Accession date:
- July 27, 1972
- Context of use:
- sold as novelties; part of a set, 5-11424 thru 5-11454
- Department:
- Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
- Dimensions:
- height 9.6 centimeters, length 3.9 centimeters, and width 4.8 centimeters
- Images:
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- Legacy documentation:
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