Thorns

Museum number:
5-11423a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210511423a@2cb
Accession number:
Acc.2879
Description:
thorns", pair of; used in thorn carvings from Ibadan; part of the bark of the African or yellow satinwood tree found throughout West Africa, 'Distemonanthus Benthamianus'; a) 4.5 cm. h., 7 cm. w.; b) 3.7 cm. h.; 4.5 cm. w.
Donor:
Thomas D. Lanagan and W. H. Lawson
Collection place:
Africa
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; Ibadan region
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
Thomas D. Lanagan
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Bark (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
8.3 For Manufacturing
Accession date:
July 27, 1972
Context of use:
used to make thorn carvings of everyday life scenes; thorn carvings have developed in recent times among the Yoruba of Ibadan and adjacent areas ... see Bascom and Gebauer, 'Handbook of West African Art', Milwaukee Public Museum Publications
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
b— width 4.5 centimeters, b— height 3.7 centimeters, a— height 4.5 centimeters, and a— width 7 centimeters
Loans:
S1986-1987 #31: University of California, Santa Cruz (April 28, 1987–June 8, 1987)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Thorns, accession number 5-11423a,b, described as thorns", pair of; used in thorn carvings from Ibadan; part of the bark of the African or yellow satinwood tree found throughout West Africa, 'Distemonanthus Benthamianus'; a) 4.5 cm. h., 7 cm. w.; b) 3.7 cm. h.; 4.5 cm. w.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Thorns, accession number 5-11423a,b, described as thorns", pair of; used in thorn carvings from Ibadan; part of the bark of the African or yellow satinwood tree found throughout West Africa, 'Distemonanthus Benthamianus'; a) 4.5 cm. h., 7 cm. w.; b) 3.7 cm. h.; 4.5 cm. w.

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