Adaba
Adaba

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Ronald Taylor carved this from banya wood. It is a small sculpture that represents a special Amerindian frog that was used to rub on the skin in order to bring good luck. The upper, hooked part of the carving symbolises the tiger bird, which 'protects the hunter and the fisherman'. The tiger bird lives on a particular fruit tree that grows in the river marshlands where fish is plentiful. A small sculpture of very smooth dark wood topped by the head and beak of a bird, with a humanoid (or possibly frog) face below.

Horniman Museum and Gardens

Forest Hill

Title

Adaba

Date

1990s

Medium

wood

Measurements

H 24.7 x W 7.2 x D 6.1 cm

Accession number

2003.432

Acquisition method

field work collection

Work type

Sculpture

Signature/marks description

carved into the base of the sculpture: R. Taylor

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