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ID number: BIRRC-D0174 Institution: Research and Cultural Collections Named collection: Danford Collection of West African Art and Artefacts Artist / Maker: Ona, Thomas (c. 1900-1960) Title / Object name: Figure of a Yagba or Tiv man Object type: Sculpture
Place made: Ijebu Ode, nr Lagos, W. Nigeria Culture: Yoruba Materials: Wood Measurements: 24 cm
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Figure wears a gown, trousers and turban (tied round a fez-type cap) carved from wood. 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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