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SculptureAf480

Hollow ceramic of grey low-fired clay with rough micaceous inclusions. Crusted dark to light buff patina or slip. Rough neck bottom. Raised ovoid eyes, mouth, and nostrils are perforated. Slight chin. Head is severely convex and the forehead sweeps back. Back of the head is flattened and has three eyebrow-shaped ridges on each side. Ridges for eyebrows and a knob in the centre of the forehead. Knob on top of head has hole in the centre and four petal shapes around the base.

Culture
Asante
Material
clay
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fertility FigureAf483

Fertility figure (akuaba) with a female armless and legless torso with a flat disk-like head which has a high elongated oval forehead, curved upraised brows that are accentuated with grooves, raised eyes, eyebrows, nose, and lips. Ears have metal earrings with red plastic beads. Elongated neck with four bands. The torso shows carved breasts and a navel.

Culture
Asante
Material
wood, metal and plastic
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spoon1264/12

Metal spoon with long scalloped and jagged handle. Bowl of spoon is round and flares upwards at an angle. Handle of spoon has raised dots on it.

Culture
Asante
Material
metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spoon1264/11

Spoon with wide handle that flares slighty outwards from the bowl of the spoon. The bowl of the spoon is round and flares slightly upwards near the end. The handle has raised geometric designs on it.

Culture
Asante
Material
brass metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombK2.27

Comb with arched handle and fourteen teeth. Hand has cut-out geometric patterns and incised design work that includes columns, herring bone patterns, and spiral designs.

Culture
Asante
Material
wood
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Kente GarmentK2.152

Kente garment. Large woven cloth with an orange background, covered with red, green and black geometric designs in a checkerboard pattern.

Culture
Asante
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Nkwataya, Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RobeK2.151

Large, rectangular green woven fabric with orange, blue, and yellow surface embroidery in geometric patterns. Overall robe is made from several individual strips of the same material hand-sewn together. Fringe at either end.

Culture
Asante ?
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold WeightK2.132

Metal rectangle with a lozenge design in relief that consists of diagonal lines. A knob is at either end with another one underneath.

Culture
Asante
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pipe BowlK2.131

Spotted animal, possibly a leopard, stands on a square base and whose back forms the bowl of the pipe. Long tubular protrusion extends from the bowl. Top of the edge has broken off.

Culture
Asante
Material
clay
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatK2.195

Black and gold hat. Black velvet underlay stiffened with cardboard that has wood quatrefoil flowers in gold gilt glued to the exterior. Two side pieces protrude, on an angle, from the band of the hat.

Culture
Asante ?
Material
paper, wood, cotton fibre and metal
Made in
Nkwataya, Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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