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PestleK2.360

A pestle shaped like an hourglass and carved from a single piece of wood. Each end is rounded. Centre has small carved ring.

Culture
Asante
Material
wood
Made in
Kumasi, Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombK2.359

Handle edge curves outwards, tapers, then widens and follows the shape of the comb all the way down the sides near the teeth. There are eight teeth to the comb. A contrasting light wood triangular shape is inset into handle.

Culture
Baule
Material
wood
Made in
Bouake, Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombK2.358

Comb with handle that curves inwards at the top and has squared-off top edges. The bottom of the comb has six teeth. Each are tapered to a sharp point at the end.

Culture
Baule
Material
wood
Made in
Bouake, Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HammockK2.355

A long rectangular piece made of warp threads caught in bunches through holes in a curved wood frame at either end as the loose warp threads are knotted at intervals in cross stripes with a knotted diamond shape in the centre. Colours are natural, red, and purple.

Culture
West African
Material
grass, fibre and wood
Made in
Niger
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Boat BobbinK2.354 e

Multiple fibre strands strung in between two rods. Fibre cording is wrapped around one of the rods and is connected to a long palm stick or bobbin.

Culture
Baule
Material
wood, palm wood and fibre
Made in
Bouake, Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Weft CombK2.354 b

Rectangular wooden frame with a thick curved bottom edge and a thin top edge. In the centre of the frame, there are palm fibre teeth. All of the edges are fitted together and are secured with twine.

Culture
Baule
Material
wood, palm fibre and fibre
Made in
Bouake, Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Heddle PulleyK2.354 a

Pulley bracket with one end carved in the shape of an elephant head and the other end shaped into a "V." There is a hole on each end of the "V" shape and two on the head of the elephant. Overall dark brown patina.

Culture
Baule
Material
wood
Made in
Bondougou, Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SickleK2.273

Sickle with a curved blade that attaches to the rough wooden handle with a ferrule and secured via a spike bent into a hole in the handle. The handle is still covered in bark in some areas, and is roughly circular in cross-section.

Culture
Hausa
Material
wood and metal
Made in
Zaria, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KnifeK2.272

Jack-knife with a forged blade that has a straight cutting edge and a tip that tapers at an angle. The blade is hinged to the wooden handle, which is oval in cross-section, with a metal ferrule.

Culture
Hausa
Material
wood and metal
Made in
Zaria, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LadleK2.269

Spoon carved from one piece of wood with a shallow bowl that has a pointed tip, a handle with a roughly circular tip, and designs in poker work featuring bands on the handle where it meets the bowl and a triangular shape at the bowl tip as well as two lines that border the bowl rim.

Culture
Hausa
Material
wood
Made in
Giwa, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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