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Nom de l'objet : carving
Type de l'objet : carving
Catégorie de l'objet : REPRESENTATIONS
Sous-catégorie de l'objet : carvings & sculpture
Matériaux : dye
fibre
thorn, ata
thorn, egan
adhesive, rice
paper
wood
Technique de fabrication : carved
glued
Numéro de catalogue : Af411
Pays d'origine : Nigeria
Continent d'origine : Africa
Culture : Yoruba
Secteur géo-culturel : Guinea Coast
Contexte culturel : craft
tourist art
Date de fin de production : 1972
Description : Figures representing a woman with a baby in a sling tied to her waist. She is sitting on a stool with her left leg outstretched in front of her and her right leg bent backwards at the knee. She is wearing a sleeved dress and is dipping cloth into a pot. D
Commentaires : Depicting cloth dyeing, a woman's activity.
Fonctions : Thorn carvings are miniatures depicting scenes from Nigerian life. This type of carving began circa 1930. Thorns vary in size. They can be as large as 12.7 cm. long and 9.6 cm. wide. They are comparatively soft and easily carved. The light yellow-brown thorn and the dark brown thorn come from the Ata tree; the light red-brown thorn comes from Egun trees. The parts are glued together with viscous paste made from rice cooked with water. They are carved by men.
Hauteur : 7.9
Largeur : 7.8
Profondeur : 4
Unité de mesure linéaire : cm
Département : Museum of Anthropology
Établissement : UBC Museum of Anthropology  Facebook-UBC Museum of Anthropology  Twitter-UBC Museum of Anthropology  YouTube-UBC Museum of Anthropology
Ville de l'établissement : Vancouver
Province de l'établissement : British Columbia
Enregistrement de l'institution : Fiche complète provenant du site du musée

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