Yoruba thorn carving. kneeling woman grinding or kneading bread on a round tray with a jar standing beside her. figure is wearing sarong-like garnment. carved by Orisadipe.
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:
height 3.8 centimeters, width 3.1 centimeters, and length 5 centimeters