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MortarAf502

Round, heavy, open bowl. Smooth outside with a thick foot. Rim is ringed and thick. Inside is incised with linear design and an 'x' over incised lines.

Culture
West African
Material
clay
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileAf489

Textile composed of a long and narrow strip of woven cotton with an indigo horizontal weft. The warp has a stripes of varying width of different shades of blue. An indigo stripe flanked on both sides by thin yellow and red stripes runs lengthwise along the centre. One side is not tightly woven, and the ends are unfinished.

Culture
West African
Material
cotton fibre, dye and indigo dye
Made in
Ibadan, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileAf488

Textile strip of woven cotton with an indigo horizontal weft and a warp with stripes of varying widths in different shades of indigo. The ends are unfinished.

Culture
West African
Material
cotton fibre and indigo dye
Made in
Ibadan, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileAf487

Narrow strip of woven cotton: indigo horizontal weft; warp has stripes of varying width in different shades of blue: indigo, navy, light blue.

Culture
West African
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Ibadan, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileAf486

Narrow strip of woven cotton: indigo horizontal weft; warp has stripes of varying width in different shades of blue: indigo, navy, light blue.

Culture
West African
Material
cotton fibre and indigo dye
Made in
Ibadan, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureAf477

Carved wooden bust of a young person. Short curly hair accentuated with grooved hole-like pattern. Even realistic features with a high forehead. The eyes are wide open with a substantial nose and mouth. Back and sides of neck flow into base which extends slightly forward beyond the plane of the face. Base is decorated by striations on the vertical plane and peck marks on extension beyond throat.

Culture
West African
Material
wood and stain
Made in
West Africa, Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlK2.17

Bottom of bowl is orange and the rest is a beige shade. Carved lines and triangular-shaped motifs in horizontal bands.

Culture
West African
Material
calabash fruit
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt PouchK2.18

Rectangular leather box with an overlapping flap that has a rolled hide button which goes through a loop at the other end to close the box. Geometric crosshatched borders with stars. Belt loops on the back side. Appears to be stitched with hide and plant fibre.

Culture
West African
Material
leather skin, rawhide skin and plant fibre
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerK2.20 a-b

Round container (part a) with lid (part b). Simple geometric designs in horizontal bands around the outer surface, in shades of brown stain.

Culture
West African
Material
calabash fruit
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model BoatK2.1

Model of fishing boat. Black bottom and flank white sides with vertical grooves. Five seats, one of which has a hole made at the centre.

Culture
West African
Material
fibre, paint, metal and wood
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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