Thorn carving

Museum number:
5-11443
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2879
Description:
thorn carving; represents two women pounding grain to a mush in a large container; each woman holds a long wood pulverizer; 13.5 cm h.; 9.5 cm w.
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:
width 9.5 centimeters and height 13.5 centimeters
Loans:
S1976-1977 #45: Presidio Army Museum (February 11, 1977–February 25, 1977), S1981-1982 #25: de Saisset Museum (Santa Clara Univ.) (December 11, 1981–April 1, 1982), and S1986-1987 #31: University of California, Santa Cruz (April 28, 1987–June 8, 1987)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Thorn carving, accession number 5-11443, described as thorn carving; represents two women pounding grain to a mush in a large container; each woman holds a long wood pulverizer; 13.5 cm h.; 9.5 cm w.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Thorn carving, accession number 5-11443, described as thorn carving; represents two women pounding grain to a mush in a large container; each woman holds a long wood pulverizer; 13.5 cm h.; 9.5 cm w.

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