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StrainerK2.6

Round, brown pottery piece with holes for draining. Has a rim. Object has been pieced back together.

Culture
West African
Material
clay
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleK2.16

A woven rattle with a Pinot wine glass-like shape on the base of a flat circular gourd piece. Loop at the end of the handle.

Culture
West African
Material
stone, fibre and gourd fruit
Made in
Calabar, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketK4.227

Plain rectangular basket with lid. Sides flare outward and downward. Lid is coiled around the rim with a longitudinal slat bound at either side on top where they are connected across the mddle by the coiled loop handle.

Culture
West African
Material
stem ?
Made in
Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpatulaK2.362

Light wood spatula. One end is oval shaped and the other end is a long thin handle. There are two dark lines burnt into the top of the handle and three arrow head-like designs in a row divided by two sets of dots. Arrow head-like designs are connected by a vertical line.

Culture
West African
Material
wood
Made in
Bouake, Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearK4.259

Spear with four-sided spear tip that merges into a tang that is twisted and finally into a conical ferrule. The butt end of the cylindrical shaft is a cylindrical piece of metal with a slightly protruding circle of silvery metal on the very end.

Culture
West African
Material
wood and steel metal
Made in
Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatK4.180

Square woven cloth with fringed sides. The cloth is dark yellow with a thin brown line along each side. There is a second brown line along one side. There is a fine yellow fringe on each side.

Culture
West African ?
Material
bark
Made in
West Africa, Africa ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatK4.178 a-b

Rectangular, finely woven mat with fringed sides (part a). The mat is natural coloured with no designs. There is a fine, long fringe on the two long sides. There is a medium-length fringe on one end. There is a very short fringe on the other end. Rectangular, finely woven mat with fringed sides (part b). The mat is natural coloured with no designs. There is a fine, long fringe on the two long sides. There is a medium-length fringe on one end. There is a very short fringe on the other end.

Culture
West African ?
Material
grass
Made in
West Africa, Africa ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatK4.177

Rectangular woven mat with fringed ends. The mat was twisted and woven on a simple handloom. There is a seam up the centre. It has a black interlocking diamond pattern on a natural background. There is a fine, natural and black leaf fringe on both ends. There is an added thick natural leaf fringe on one end.

Culture
West African ?
Material
palm leaf
Made in
West Africa, Africa ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearK4.239 a-b

Spear head and shaft (part a) and handle (part b). Spear head is flat and triangular with a long shaft that splits into three ridged strands that have been braided, then the strands reconnect to form the remainder of the shaft which ends in a larger cylindrical segment that fits over the top of the handle. The handle is cylindrical and tapers towards the end.

Culture
West African
Material
iron metal and wood
Made in
Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatK2.122

Large round woven basket or mat with bands of woven colour. The mat has a yellow centre that is ringed with alternating black and beige bands, and a thick red with beige band. The rim of the mat is black. Edges flare slightly upwards.

Culture
West African
Material
grass and dye
Made in
West Africa, Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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