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