11242 KB0 KB2026Frelih, MarkoMerela, MaksZajc, AnžeŽigon, Jureštevilka:1letnik:75str. 5-28DOI:10.26614/les-wood.2026.v75n001ISSN:2590-9932COBISSID_HOST:277310211URN:URN:NBN:SI:doc-LBWPMT5AslZaložba Univerze v LjubljaniLes (Ljubljana)anatomija lesaidentifikacija lesalight microscopemuseum artefactsmuzejski predmetiSlovene Ethnographic MuseumSlovenski etnografski muzejsvetlobni mikroskoptropical Africatropska Afrikawood anatomywood identificationLes kipov z območja zahodne in osrednje Afrike| Wood of sculptures from West and Central Africa|The Slovene Ethnographic Museum (SEM) in Ljubljana, Slovenia, houses numerous collections of wooden objects from around the world. In this work we have examined nine sculptures from West and Central Africa. The goal of the research was microscopic wood identification, which is required as the sculptures are made of lesser known wood species. After the selection, we precisely examined, described and photographed the sculptures Based on their shapes, museum sources and available literature, we assigned the sculptures to specific regions of Africa. We carefully collected small samples of wood for anatomical analysis, taking care to preserve the structural integrity of the sculptures and ensure that the sampling locations remained invisible. We made permanent slides for microscopic wood identification. Using a light microscope, available literature, and anatomical characteristics, we were able to determine the following taxa: Diospyros spp., Guibourtia spp., Millettia spp., Cylicodiscus spp., Ceiba pentandra, Xylocarpus spp., Dracontomelon dao, and Balanites cf. aegyptiaca. The results of wood identification complement the documentation of the sculpturesSlovenski etnografski muzej (SEM) hrani številne zbirke lesenih predmetov iz celega sveta. V raziskavi smo proučili devet lesenih kipov iz območja zahodne in centralne Afrike. Cilj raziskave je bila mikroskopska identifikacija lesa kipov, ki so izdelani iz v Sloveniji manj znanih lesnih vrst. Po izboru smo kipe natančno pregledali, opisali in fotografirali. Na podlagi muzejskih virov, oblik kipov in pregleda literature smo okvirno določili regije njihovega izvora v Afriki. S prilagojenim, čim manj destruktivnim načinom smo odvzeli vzorce za anatomske raziskave lesa, tako da je strukturna celovitost kipov ostala nespremenjena, ter da je mesto odvzema lesa čim manj vidno. Iz vzorcev smo izdelali trajne anatomske preparate za mikroskopsko identifikacijo lesa. S pomočjo mikroskopske analize, anatomskih znakov in literature smo določili družine ali lesne vrste, iz katerih so kipi narejeni, in sicer: Diospyros spp., Guibourtia spp., Millettia spp., Cylicodiscus spp., Ceiba pentandra, Xylocarpus spp., Dracontomelon dao ter Balanites cf. aegyptiacaTEXTznanstveno časopisjejournalsSlovenian National E-content AggregatorNational and University Library of SloveniaUniverza v Ljubljani, Biotehniška fakulteta