Artwork : ArchiveNo00169

Two African Carvings 1988

ContributionForm
Contributor Name	Joy Okwuadigbo
Contributor Image	00169_Joy_photo.jpg
Profession
Location	Havant
Collection Date	21.09.08 3.48pm
Artefact Name	Two African Carvings
Artefact Description	From Nigeria. Male head and female head. Good condition. Made of oak. 28 x 10cm
Artefact Date	1988
Artefact Stored	On mantelpiece in living room
Artefact Form
Artefact Image	00169webjpg.jpg
Sample Taken	no sample
Sample Image
History of Artefact	Originally came from Benni in Western Nigeria. The female shows traditional African braided hair – her ears are covered by the braid. The male has traditional, short hair. ‘My husband bought them as a gift for me from Muritola Mohammed airport, Lagos in Nigeria. These can be bought at local markets and shops. They are very traditional in the area. Those who make them sell them from their houses too. The tradition of making figurative carvings goes back thousands of years. The wood comes from local forests. Bowls, forks and spoons are also made from the remnants.’
Historian
Previous Owners	None
Special Memories	‘Daddy was coming home from sea – my husband was in the merchant navy for years. We had had our children by this point and this visit home meant that we were going to be together as a family. My children named the carvings ‘mummy and daddy’ My children used to play with them – my son used to make them kiss!’.
Artwork Image

Topic attachments
I	Attachmentb	Action	Size
jpg	00169_Joy_photo.jpg	manage	31.9 K
jpg	00169webjpg.jpg	manage	163.1 K