Carved wood of an animal

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posted on 2025-05-22, 14:13 authored by Abidemi Babatunde Babalola

Carved image of possibly a leopard. The strung glass bead around the neck is symbolic and also reminiscence of the representation in 12th century Ile-Ife terracotta

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Rights owner

Abidemi Babatunde Babalola

Title alt

Igi gbigbe eranko

Description alt

aworan amotekun. Akun to wa ni orun e ni itumo ati wipe o je ka ranti o de se asoju orundun kejila

Cultural group

Yoruba

Participants

Oloyede Gbenga Olamiju

Country

Nigeria

Place

Ile-Ife, South west region

Cultural context/event

Teaching-learning

Date of creation

2020-05-14

Unique ID

2019LG01-0086