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5-16238a,b

Lat / Long 6.524379,3.379208 [click for map]
Alternate Number: B-35 (previous number (Bascom’s number))
Object Type:ethnography
Object Count:2
Department:Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Collection Place:Lagos, Nigeria
Collection Place (verbatim):West Africa, Nigeria, Lagos, Yoruba
Ethnographic File Code: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Culture or Time period: Yoruba
Collector:
  • Berta Bascom
  • William Russell Bascom
Description:Yoruba caricature of Queen Victoria, possibly 1943. Thomas Ona, carver. Queen wears white garment with red jewelry and decoration plus headcloth and crown; a fan is held in the right hand; her name is carved into the lower edge and painted black; a) figure, b) fan
Object Class: Carvings (visual works)
Dimensions:
  • length 10.8 centimeters
  • height 32 centimeters
  • width 15.2 centimeters
Materials:
  • Paint (coating)
  • Wood (plant material)
Accession Number: Acc.4739
Accession Date: June 23, 2004
Donor: Berta Bascom
Maker / Artist: Thomas Ona
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