Description (Labels & Markings)
Written on base of staff in pencil: '320'
Event Date
Author: Katrina Dring

Description (Labels & Markings)
Thomas label adhered to base reads: '2230 | 320 / Stave (Ohimede of Iyekurion), highly carved. / Bini'
Event Date
Author: Katrina Dring

Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card: Stave (Ohimede of Iyekurion) with elaborate puzzle-carving terminating in a human figure holding X- and L shaped sticks.
Labelled 'Thomas Colln, S. Nigeria 1910-13, 2230.320'
Event Date
Author: maa

Context (Related Documents)
See E 1910.118 and E 1913.3 records for further details about the Thomas Collection from Nigeria.
Event Date 7/5/2001
Author: maa

Context (Amendments / updates)
Record updated as part of the Museum Affordances project 2018-2020

Event Date 1/10/2018
Author: Katrina Dring

Description (Physical description)
Carved wooden staff with central rattle section and standing figure holding a pair of tongs and a ?hammer. The figure is wearing a cap, has scarification marks on face and torso, is wearing armlets and bracelets and is holding a pair of tongs in one hand and a blacksmith's hammer in the other. The rattle section is incised with geometric designs and has three slits through which the rattle can be seen. A section at the back is missing and several smaller chips of wood are also missing.
Event Date 1/10/2018
Author: Katrina Dring

Description (Physical description)
Ohimede of Iyekurion. Carved wooden staff with central rattle section, topped with a standing figure. They are wearing a cap, has scarification marks on the face and torso, and are wearing armlets and bracelets. They are holding a pair of tongs in their right hand and a blacksmith's hammer in the other. The rattle section is incised with geometric designs and has three slits through which the rattle can be seen. A section at the back is missing and several smaller chips of wood are also missing.
Event Date 20/10/2022
Author: Eleanor Beestin-Sheriff