Yoruba thorn carving. walking bearded old man with small staff; carved by Akeredolu.
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 9.1 centimeters, width 2.8 centimeters, and length 5 centimeters
Comment:
Illustrated: Handbook of West African Art, plate 26.B/W photo (1) stored with Bascom Collection Index card file. 1036 and 1046 also pictured. PAHMA Storage Loc: 20A Mez, countertop