- Museum number
- Af1954,23.208.a-c
- Description
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Rectangular door panel (a); carved of wood in seven low relief panels. Framed by latticework border and with pivots at top and bottom. Narrative scenes depicting from top to bottom: i) woman kneeling at left, man standing holding knife and spear at centre, man holding fan at right; ii) man seated on chair holding pipe at left, woman with fan at centre, man seated on ground holding bowl? at right; iii) man with horn? at left, man with rifle at centre, man with crossbow? at right; iv) man seated on stool at left, woman holding two staffs at centre, woman kneeling at right; v) man standing holding gun at left, man on bicycle/motorbike at centre, small man above back wheel of bike at right; vi) man riding horse with man standing behind; vii) woman seated on stool with baby in carrier on back and another baby on lap at left, two men leaning against each other at right.
Rectangular door panel (b); carved of wood in seven low relief panels. Framed by latticework border. Narrative scenes depicting from top to bottom: i) man with rifle at left, cat attacking antelope at centre, man with gun at right; ii) man with rifle at left, woman with baby on back seated on stool next, man holding spear riding on horse, man with horn? standing at right; iii) man holding box seated on chair at left, man on bicycle/motorbike at centre with two smaller men standing on wheels, woman with basket on head and man with fan at right; iv) from left to right man with pipe, man with animal on leash, man seated on chair, woman with baby on back and another baby on lap seated on stool, man with baskets on head; v) from left to right two men chained together, man holding chain in right had and rifle in left hand, man riding bicycle/motorbike, woman with baby on back kneeling; vi) man holding fan seated on stool at left, warrior riding horse which is being fed from a bucket held by another person at centre, man with pipe at right; vii) from left to right man seated on stool, man whose arm is being held by man next to him, man with sword in right hand and length of rope tied to man next to him in left hand, man seated on chair.
Rectangular door panel (c); carved of wood in seven low relief panels. Framed by latticework border. Narrative scenes depicting from top to bottom: i) from left to right man standing, checkerboard with three spears behind, man with sword in left hand, man with fan, man with horn; ii) man playing drum at left, warrior riding horse at centre, man with two baskets on head at right; iii) woman with baby on back seated on stool at left, man riding bicycle/motorbike with two smaller men standing on wheels at centre, woman with baby on back kneeling at right; iv) man with horn at left, two men with rifles holding the arms of a woman at centre, man seated drinking out of a bowl at right; v) man with gun at left, warrior riding horse at centre, man with rifle at right; vi) man riding bicycle/motorbike with smaller man with pipe standing on front wheel at left, man holding box seated on chair at centre, man with rifle at right; vii) man at left, man and woman with baby on back pounding grain at centre, couple having sex at right.
- Production date
- 1924 (circa)
- Dimensions
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Height: 258 centimetres (a)
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Height: 220 centimetres (b)
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Height: 220 centimetres (c)
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Width: 48 centimetres (a)
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Width: 65 centimetres (b)
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Width: 59 centimetres (c)
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Depth: 6 centimetres (a)
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Depth: 4 centimetres (b)
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Depth: 4.50 centimetres (c)
- Curator's comments
- These door panels are possibly made from African teak (known locally as 'iroko'). Milicia excelsa.
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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Exhibited:
1991-1992, London, Horniman Museum, Yoruba Architecture
1954,23.208.c:
2015-2016 4 Dec - 03 Jul, Singapore, National Museum, Treasures of the World's Cultures
2018-2019, 6 Sep - 20 Jan, London, BM, G35, I Object
- Condition
- Good.
- Acquisition date
- 1954
- Acquisition notes
- Displayed at the British Empire Exhibition, Wembley, 1924. Nigeria section, No. 143.
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Af1954,23.208.a-c
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: Af1954,23.208 (a: previously registered as)
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Miscellaneous number: Af1954,23.210 (b-c: previously registered as)
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Miscellaneous number: Af1976,Q.267 (c: previously registered as)
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Miscellaneous number: Af1976,Q.268 (b: previously registered as)
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Previous owner/ex-collection number: A27279 (c: WHMM accession number)
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Previous owner/ex-collection number: A27280 (b: WHMM accession number)
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Previous owner/ex-collection number: A48898 (a: WHMM accession number)
