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Pot (part a) with lid (part b). The pot is decorated with incised geometric patterns. Three two-headed lizard-like animals, or six lizard-like animals crossed over each other, are equally spread out across the centre of the pot. 22 metal strands extend down from the bottom of the pot and curve to connect with a circular piece of metal, forming a base for the pot. Two of these metal pieces are thicker than the rest and are decorated with incised patterns. The lid depicts a large frog-like animal and a small, but long, snake-like animal with their mouths connected. Two nail-like shapes stick out of the lid on either side of the animals.
Two piece dress- shirt (part a) and long skirt (part b)- with long belt or sash (part c). Black zigzag design across all parts. Inside zigzags are blue, pink and light brown V shapes in rows, outlined in black. Shirt has three quarter length bell sleeves. Two pleats down front and back, giving top a flared waist. Zipper running down entire back. Hook clasp above zipper. Interior of top, except sleeves, lined with white cotton. Neckline and cuff interiors lined with black cotton. Skirt has drawstring waist, ties at centre back. Two pleats running down left and right sides of skirt. Black cotton lining along interior of waistline. Back of sash or belt lined with black cotton. All pieces of dress are hemmed.
Two piece dress: top (part a) and long skirt (part b). Both parts are made of fabric with the same design. Shirt and skirt are off-white with wavy light brown lines. Overtop are grid squares, outlined in dark brown, olive green and orange patterned lines. Inside the squares are olive green and orange geometric shapes, outlined in dotted dark brown lines. Shirt has high neckline, with rounded collar and short puffed sleeves. Closed with five, cloth covered plastic buttons on front. Shirt has tapered waist and white cotton interior lining- except in the sleeves. Skirt has drawstring waist, ties at centre back. Long slit ends halfway up back of skirt. Interior unlined. All parts of dress are hemmed.
Plain dark brown bowl with a wide flat rim. Glazed with egg white and soot. The lower portion is small, rounded at the bottom and stepped above.
Two figures representing women pounding yams in a bowl in between them with a stick in both hands. One woman is holding her stick above the bowl as the other woman is pounding her stick in the bowl. The women are sitting on a cylindrical object tapering upward. The knees are bent so that the legs are angled frontward and outward. Clothes are of a lighter wood colour than the body. Carved in pieces which are then glued together. On a wood base.
Figures representing a woman bending over as she is combing her friend's hair, who is sitting before her on a cylindrical object tapering upward. The knees are bent so that the legs are angled frontward and outward. The elbows are bent so that the arms are resting just above the knees. Clothes are of a lighter wood colour than the body. Carved in pieces which are then glued together. On a wood base.
A small carving of a bird with its elongated neck curved so that its beak touches the middle of its back. The eyes, and the beak are accentuated carved to accentuate these features. The back has grooved lines indicating feathers and is also carved with a diamond-shaped pattern on the upper part of its back. The horizontally flat upward angled tail has three grooved lines on top and one grooved line on each side. Carved standing on a circular pedestal with an incised triangular pattern all around the sides. Incised line patterns.
Large contemporary, commemorative textile with a repeating pattern of blue geometrical shapes, dots, and horizontal bands of heart-shapes. Along the bottom and top there is red text. Two horizontal rows predominate in the middle. Each alternates an image of a man contained within a red circle with a square red, blue, and white emblem with an elephant with a blue outline in it. Text appears in the circles with the images in black; within the squares in white; in the background in red (not in English). Cloth is thin with a slight stiffness.
Large contemporary, commemorative textile with repeating pattern in the background of alternating Adinkra symbols. Along the top and bottom edge there is a band of repeating Adinkra symbols. The middle has a row of circular images depicting a seated man encircled by text. Above and below this row, there is a row of circular images of weapons, alternating with circular images of a porcupine on a stool. There is text within these circles. There is a label in the lower left corner from the manufacturer.
Small, cylindrical, lusterless black with white and red beads in alternating sequence. The necklace is strung on black cotton thread which is tied in two places.