Carved wooden figure of a man, seated on a cylindrical stool or tree trunk and holding a small bowl. [JC [OPS Move] 31/5/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Carved wooden figure of a man, seated on a cylindrical stool or tree trunk and holding a small bowl. [JC [OPS Move] 31/5/2017]
Long description: Carved wooden figure of a man, seated on a cylindrical stool or tree trunk, on a large rectangular base. He wears a long tunic, which is made of light-coloured wood, while the legs, arms and head, which were made separately and glued onto the body, are of dark-coloured wood. The legs are stretched out in front of the man and the arms are bent. With his right hand the man holds a small bowl of light coloured wood. The features of the face have been finely carved and incisions on the top of the head show the texture of the hair. [JC [OPS Move] 31/5/2017]
Geographical reference: Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria; Oyo; Ibadan
Person: Maker Joseph Olubayo Olaitan; Field collector Edward Harland Duckworth; PRM source Edward Harland Duckworth; PRM source R. Haines
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1972
Date collected: By 1972
Acquisition information: Bequeathed: 1972
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Process Carved
Dimensions: Width: max 45 mm, Length x Width: max 85 x 73 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1972.24.126

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