Figure, D61.23
Physical Description
Wooden figurine. Tourist carving known as 'Thorn Carving'. Pieces missing, but appears to be man with boat/canoe paddle.
Research Notes
Yoruba
S.W. Nigeria
Wood
Wooden figurine. Tourist carving known as 'Thorn Carving'. Pieces missing, but appears to be man with boat/canoe paddle.
Sometime after 1930s. (Thorn carvings are said to have first been made in early 1930s at Owo Govt.School in what is now 'Ondo State, Nigeria'.
Approx. 111mm tall. —Joel A Vanderburg
S.W. Nigeria
Wood
Wooden figurine. Tourist carving known as 'Thorn Carving'. Pieces missing, but appears to be man with boat/canoe paddle.
Sometime after 1930s. (Thorn carvings are said to have first been made in early 1930s at Owo Govt.School in what is now 'Ondo State, Nigeria'.
Approx. 111mm tall. —Joel A Vanderburg
Provenance
Locality:
West Africa
Locality according to: Joel A Vanderburg
Southwest Nigeria
Measurements
Maximum dimensions (H x W x D): 110.5 x 57 x 49mmAll Rights Reserved