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MoneyK2.45 a-d

Four manillas. C-shaped, round metal bands, with flattened, circular ends. Parts a-b are both greenish, but part a is slightly bigger than part b. Parts c-d are both brown, but part c is slightly smaller than part d.

Culture
West African
Material
copper alloy metal
Made in
Benin City, Edo, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtK2.44 d

Purple, yellow, green, orange dyed palm leaf skirt with fringe knotted to a braided drawstring.

Culture
Efik
Material
palm leaf and dye
Made in
Calabar, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arm OrnamentK2.44 a-b

Circular palm leaf elbow rings with knotted fringe. Part a has a fringe of dark blue-green, purple, and yellow that are secured at one end with a natural coloured braided band of palm leaf. Part a has a fringe of purple, dark blue-green, yellow, and red that are secured at one end with a natural coloured braided band of palm leaf.

Culture
Efik
Material
palm leaf and dye
Made in
Calabar, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskK2.43

Mask of a horned human head, painted black with red, yellow and white geometric designs. Moveable jaw fastened with rubber strips. Long raffia hair attached at back in green, yellow and orange.

Culture
Ibibio
Material
wood, rubber, palm leaf and paint
Made in
Ikot Ekpene, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleK2.38

A wood rattle that is hollow at either end with three clappers strung with fibre inside each end. The edges are scalloped. There is a face carved on either side, one is that of a man and the other is that of a girl with horizontal pig tails. Light tropical wood.

Culture
Efik
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
Abakaliki, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleK2.36

Hollow brown gourd with curved neck. Loose fibre net of grey seed beads all around produces sound when gourd is shaken. Side opening.

Culture
West African
Material
gourd fruit, fibre, shell ? and seed
Made in
Umuahia, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleK2.35

Hollow brown gourd with curved neck. Loose fibre net of grey seed beads on mostly lower portion produces sound when gourd is shaken. Side opening.

Culture
West African
Material
gourd fruit, shell ?, wool fibre ? and seed
Made in
Umuahia, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureK2.33

Simple dark black colour wood carving of a kneeling human figure with a container on its head. The heavily lidded rounded eyes are closed. There is a nose, a mouth, a neck, breasts, a navel, and thick thighs. The arms taper upward so that the hands are holding a flat oval container on its head.

Culture
Ibibio
Material
wood
Made in
Uyo, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Writing TabletK2.31

Writing tablet, or prayer board. A flat, rectangular wood piece with an half-circle handle at the top attached by an oval with a cut-out oval hole pierced in the middle. Smooth, worn wood. Arabic script painted on both surfaces in dark brown.

Culture
Nupe
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Bida, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonK2.30

Spoon that has a triangular-shaped piece on the end of the handle. The surface of the handle is decorated with incised geometrical designed. The bowl of the spoon is oval in shape.

Culture
Dibo
Material
wood
Made in
Gubi, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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