Yoruba thorn carving. small drummer holding drum under left arm with over-shoulder strap; drum stick in right hand; wearing tunic pantaloons and cap. 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:
width 3 centimeters, height 6.3 centimeters, and depth 2.7 centimeters
Comment:
Illustrated: Handbook of West African Art, plate 26. B/W photos (2) stored with Bascom Collection Index Card file. PAHMA Storage Loc: 20A , Mez , counter top