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ID number: BIRRC-D0173 Institution: Research and Cultural Collections Named collection: African Collection Artist / Maker: Ona, Thomas Title / Object name: Figure of a Yagba or Tiv soldier in uniform Object type: Sculpture
Place made: Ijebu Ode, nr Lagos, W. Nigeria Culture: Yoruba Collector: Duckworth, E. H. Materials: Wood Measurements: 29 cm
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Figure wears a fez-type cap and holds a rifle. Carved from wood and partially coloured in red, white and black. Purchased in Lagos from the carver Thomas Ona of Ijebu Ode in the late 1930s.
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