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Igbo Yam Barn with Male Figure

A photograph of a large Igbo yam barn with yams tied to a wooden framework, with a man standing to the left for scale.
Stacks of yam tied in an Igbo yam barn. British Museum, No: Af,B54.31.

A photograph depicting stacks of yam tied in a traditional Igbo yam barn. The image shows a large vertical wooden framework constructed from irregular, unworked poles that act as supports and cross-members. Yams are suspended from horizontal beams by closely spaced vertical cords, creating a dense, repetitive texture of oblong organic materials. A man wearing a light-colored, long-sleeved shirt and dark trousers stands in the lower-left quadrant, providing scale to the structure, which extends several meters in height. The photograph is a gelatin silver print.

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