Yoruba thorn carving; Striding boy returning from farm with hoe and cutlass. hoe on left shoulder, cutlass in right hand at side; wearing breech cloth. 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:
length 2.5 centimeters, height 9 centimeters, and width 2.9 centimeters
Comment:
Notation on card: Broken; PAHMA Storage Loc: 20A , Mez, counter top