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MaskNa1123

Round, stylized human face mask with sides sloping up to eyebrows and mouth. Mouth is curved slit with flattened lip. Thin almond shaped eye holes on slope below curved brow ridge. Triangular nose in high relief. Faint dark triangle on chin, bands below nose indicating a moustache, also eyebrows and hair. Small holes drilled on either side. Evenly spaced series of holes along edge of mask do not go through to back. Screwed in metal hook at top centre back. Back surface is rough with 'nesk-7-ex' in black and '2-11991' in white letters. White stain on face.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stain and wood
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Canoe ProwIe365

Canoe prow that tapers from the concave back to a rounded point at the front where it is carved into a crocodile-like head capped at the nose with a rounded point at the tip. Behind this is a carving of a head with notched rows along the forehead, large eyes and a recurved beak-like nose. The underside is carved with geometric and scale-like designs, and the surface is stained dark brown.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood and stain
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeadrestIe357

A wood horizontal element stained dark brown and carved on the ends and on the underside in the form of a double-headed reptile with bird-like heads lying on the back of the necks. Ridges on the underside are interrupted near one set of legs. Legs are of light brown wood cut and wrapped around the horizontal, then bound with fibre to form two a-shapes.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
stain, bamboo grass, fibre and wood
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gong BeaterIe373

Long, round carved wood piece. The top has three rings then the carved head of an animal with eyes protruding from both sides, a long snout with nose at end and a mouth with a tongue sticking out.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood and stain
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn CarvingAf420

Figure representing a dentist wearing a short-sleeved tunic, short pants, and a soft pointed hat. The dentist is standing holding the right hand of his patient with his left hand. The patient is wearing a sleeveless tunic, and short pants, and is sitting on a stool. The dentist is placing a y-shaped wooden implement in the patient's mouth. There are similar implements on a table. The table, tunics, and stool are light yellow-brown. Hat is light red-brown. Limbs and heads are dark brown. Base is brown plywood.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
atum thorn, stain, wood, rice adhesive and egun thorn
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn CarvingAf390

Two figures representing people. One is sitting on a cylindrical stool with the legs bent backwards at the knees, wearing a sleeveless shirt and knee-length pants, and holding a long pole in the left hand. The other figure is standing, bent forward at the waist, wearing a conical hat, a sleeveless shirt, knee-length pants, and holding a club-shaped object in the right hand while resting a machete blade on a high cylindrical table surface. Between the two figures is a fire pit with bellows. Light yellow-brown clothing, stool, pole, and machete handle. Hat and fire ash are light red-brown. Heads, limbs, fire pit, and table are dark brown. On a wood base.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
atum thorn, egun thorn, rice adhesive, wood, stain, paper and fibre
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn CarvingAf389

Figures representing people at a sewing machine and a cloth on the table which is between a standing figure and a figure sitting on a cylindrical stool. Both figures are wearing elbow-length shirts and knee-length pants. The thread on the sewing machine is wound around a thin piece of wood leading to the cloth. Shirt, pants, and stool are light yellow-brown. Heads, limbs, and table legs are dark brown. Table top, and base are light brown wood. The cloth is light brown with blue and orange stripes.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
atum thorn, egun thorn, rice adhesive, wood, stain, cotton fibre ?, paper and fibre
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn CarvingAf388

A standing figure representing a person wearing a soft pointed hat, a short-sleeved shirt, and knee-length trousers is holding, in both hands, an inverted container with six coconuts in it. On the ground at the feet of the figure, there are five coconuts. The head and limbs are dark brown. Clothing and container are light yellow-brown. Hat and coconuts are light red-brown. Base is light brown wood.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
atum thorn, egun thorn, rice adhesive, wood and stain
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn CarvingAf432

A figure representing a male sitting on a stool leaning forward with his legs thrust backwards. He is blowing a bellows at an open hearth. The figure is wearing a loose fitting short-sleeved shirt extending to his knees. Head, limbs, stool, and hearth are dark brown. The shirt is light yellow-brown. The fire grate is black. The base and bellows handles are are brown wood.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
egun thorn, atum thorn, rice adhesive, stain and wood
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn CarvingAf419

Two figures representing people. One is sitting on a cylindrically based chair with a back and is wearing a pointed cap, knee-length pants, and a short-sleeved shirt. The second figure is bareheaded, standing, and wearing similar clothing. He is holding a cylindrical container to the face of the sitting figure. Between the figures, there is a circular table with six containers. Clothing and four containers are light yellow-brown. Heads, limbs, chair, and table are dark brown. Three containers are light red-brown. On a wood base.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
atum thorn, rice adhesive, stain, wood and egun thorn
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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