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Thorn CarvingK2.120

Figure representing a person in the act of kneeling in prayer. The figure is leaning forward on its right leg while the left knee is bent so that the left leg is extended outward and backward. Both arms are extended outward with the hands in front. Clothes are of a slightly lighter wood colour than the body. On a wood base.

Culture
Yoruba ?
Material
wood, adhesive and thorn
Made in
Viame, Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileK2.146

Textile composed of two rectangles of cotton cloth tie-dyed with rows of oblong shapes in white on dark indigo blue with a band of dark blue at each end. The panels are loosely stitched together at the centre, with fibre. The ends are unfinished.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
cotton fibre, indigo dye and plant fibre
Made in
Ibadan, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileK2.140

Rectangular cotton textile made of numerous long strips machine sewn together; the ends are hemmed. The design consists of striped and plaid pattern in blue-black and brown.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
cotton fibre and synthetic dye
Made in
Ilorin, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileK2.138

Long, rectangular cotton textile made of woven narrow strips, sewn together and embroidered. The decoration consists of a grey ground with geometric designs embroidered in red, black and brown intermixed and overlapping with stripes of red, black and blue. There is one section with a repeating blue elephant design.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre and dye
Made in
Ilorin, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn CarvingK2.370

Two figures representing a man, and a woman playing oware game which is in between them. The figures are sitting on a cylindrical object tapering upward. The knees are bent so that the legs are angled frontward and outward. Their hands are extended outward toward the game. Clothes are of a lighter wood colour than the body. Carved in pieces which are then glued together. On a wood base.

Culture
Yoruba ?
Material
wood, adhesive and thorn
Made in
Kumasi, Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureK2.219

Standing wood figure (ibeji). Head is capped with a bright blue pigment on the conical headdress. Cap is decorated with diagonal ridges. Seven tribal scarification marks on the cheeks, four of which are horizontal while the other three are vertically above the horizontal. Extended arms have hands touching thighs. Has very short legs in relation to body and the feet are large. Stands on circular pedestal. Beads around neck and hips. Covered with red camwood paste.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
indigo pigment, wood, glass, fibre, camwood pigment and shell
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskK2.210

White human male mask with a blue moustache and eyebrows and red eyes and mouth. Style is naturalistic.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
paint and wood
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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JarK2.232

Red-brown round pot with a spherical shape on the base. Three circular ridges are around the sides with incised semi-circles above.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
clay
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BellK2.257

A long wood piece carved with three kneeling figures on top of each other and crowned with a cone. There is a clapper in the hollowed out bottom.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerK2.243

Round, red-brown gourd container with a flaring mouth. Design consists of six panels with incised horizongtal line patterns that include zig zags and cross hatching with a z form below. Mouth has a central horizontal zig zag line surrounded by a pair of black lines above and below. Lines are painted black. Neck is black. Has a skin strap around the neck.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
gourd fruit, leather skin and paint
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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