Door

Description

Door of light wood with front carved in bold relief and painted in white and dark brown with figures of a lizard, bird, tortoises, and human: Africa, West Africa, Northern Nigeria, Bassa Province, Igala, early 20th century

Museum reference

A.1925.405

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Door

Production information

Unknown
Bassa Province, Northern Nigeria, Nigeria, Western Africa

Style / Culture

Igala
Igara

Materials

Wood

Physical description

Pale wood; front carved in bold relief and painted in white and dark brown with figures of a lizard, bird, tortoises, and human

Exhibitions

• Window on the World (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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