thorn carving; man seated on a small stool, legs extended on either side of what appears to be a set of bellows. long poles in each hand for working the bellows. head, arms, legs and bellows are dark wood; stool, clothing & cap are light wood. on rectangular base.
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
Collection date:
1965
Materials:
Cotton (textile) and Silk
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
June 23, 2004
Context of use:
decorative
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
height 10.7 centimeters, length 7.3 centimeters, and width 5.6 centimeters