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HeaddressK2.222

Carved brown headdress with an antelope form; varnished; elongated head, highly developed neck design; under-emphasized body and legs.

Culture
Bamana
Material
wood and lacquer ?
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlK2.259

Grass bowl with a tall, wide cylindrical base and a deep, wide bowl. There are five triangles wrapped over rim; four are made of a different, darker type of grass, one is the same material as the bowl. Twisted grass, then woven in lattice-wrap weave.

Culture
Fulani
Material
grass
Made in
Sudan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StaffK2.258

A wood staff with a double paddle shape and dark brown colour. Each "paddle" shape is pierced with an hourglass shape near the middle of each "paddle" and with two side-by-side rectangular shapes near the rounded part. Incised geometric line patterns on solid parts of each "paddle".

Culture
Itsekiri
Material
wood
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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DoorK2.255

Door panel made from one piece of wood carved with highly stylized birds, crocodiles, antelope and snakes arranged above and below a crocodile figure at the centre. A cylindrical element protrudes both at the top and bottom on one side. The wood has been coated with a wax-like substance to create a dark brown finish.

Culture
Senufo
Material
wood and wax
Made in
Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SwordK2.253

Wood handle has a rounded cross-guard, a small grip, and a rounded pommel with a pointed tip at the end and is covered with incised line and triangle decorations. Formerly gilt incised line and wave-like curve patterns on one side of the iron blade. The blade curves upward slightly with the half near the handle having a pattern of wave-like curves inward and points outward. Blade is pierced along the pointed half with an arrow at each end pointing toward the middle where there is a circle and an outward pointing triangle at the centre each in between them.

Culture
Asante
Material
wood and iron metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Throwing KnifeK2.252

Throwing knife with a long blade and a protruding segment near the midpoint of the length. Above the protruding element, the blade curves towards the protruding segment, and then abruptly curves back near the tip. The butt end is pointed and plant fibre is wrapped around the handle shaft.

Culture
Hausa ?
Material
iron metal and plant fibre
Made in
Nigeria ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearK2.251

Cast-iron head with a wood handle covered with leather decorations. Goat hair strip around the middle with fringes in turquoise, white, and black-lined brown strips of leather. Has an attached spear head cover of leather.

Culture
Hausa
Material
iron metal, wood and leather skin
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureK2.250

Plain realistic style of a woman's head with a black shiny finish. She has a prominent forehead with carved eyes having eyelids. There is a rounded nose, a fairly ample mouth, and the ears are on the sides. There is a neck with a base that has diagonal grooves all around the sloped sides. She is wearing a cap on her head decorated with vertically curvy lines going up to the central rounded knob and filled in throughout with grooved lines.

Culture
West African
Material
ebony wood
Made in
Ghana
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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