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TextileK2.157

Long rectangular cotton textile made of twenty-one long, narrow, hand-woven strips sewn together by hand. The design consists of two sets large, repeating, light black coil design on a cream ground. There is a small fringe on each end.

Culture
Mende ? or Vai ?
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Liberia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileK2.155

Long, rectangular cotton textile consisting of seventeen long identical strips sewn together; edges are over crossed and machine sewn. Unfinished on the ends. The textile has a repeating stripe design in cream, black, and brown.

Culture
Mende ? or Vai ?
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Liberia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileK2.154

Long rectangular cotton textile made of sixteen identical strips sewn together by hand. The design consists of a repeating pattern of green and blue strips on cream ground. There is a short thread fringe on the ends.

Culture
Vai ? or Mende ?
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Liberia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskK2.125

A dark black wood mask with two stylized faces forehead to forehead and having forked ends. The foreheads are in the middle and are upraised. One face is upright with the other face inverted in a mirror image. The eyes are horizontally slit with rounded oval eyelids. There is a nose and slightly open pursed lips. One face has a horizontal indent under each cheek while the other face has slightly fuller cheeks.

Culture
Mano
Material
wood
Made in
Liberia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NetK2.412

Roughly circular open weave net. Net is lashed to a bent wood frame.

Culture
West African
Material
fibre and wood
Made in
Liberia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StaffK2.208

Staff with a female head topped by a column of rings, surmounted by another head. Both heads have their eyes closed, have a triangular nose, and a closed mouth. The hairstyle of the top head has incised curved lines around the front which extend around the back to surround the vertical grooves at the back. The hairstyle of the bottom head has sections of vertical and diagonal incised grooved lines. Has a base.

Culture
Vai
Material
wood
Made in
Liberia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombK2.28

Comb with wedge-shape finial handle, and four thick teeth, each that taper to a point. Four dark lines are across the comb horizontally.

Culture
West African
Material
wood
Made in
Liberia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentK2.62

Ornament formed from a length of metal with several facets bent into a c shape.

Culture
Mano
Material
brass metal
Made in
Liberia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentK2.61

Ornament made of a length of metal bent into a c shape and twisted to look like rope.

Culture
Mano
Material
brass metal
Made in
Liberia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MoneyK2.58 a

Long thin piece of twisted iron known as a kissi penny. One end is pick-shaped and the other end is horizontal spade-shaped.

Culture
Kissi
Material
iron metal
Made in
Liberia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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