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Painting3595/53

Vertical painting of a stylized anthropomorphic figure with the head pointed up, toward the top of the canvas. The figure has orange dots on either side and is decorated with orange and white lines, circles, zigzags, semicircles, and dots. To the right of the figure is a long line that ends in a point facing downward, toward the bottom of the cloth. This line has smaller lines extending from the top left side toward the face of the figure. The space around the bottom of the figure is filled with repeating brown lines, mostly on the left side. The left side of these lines contains concentric orange and white circles. The canvas is stretched on a wooden stretcher and held in place by nails. Dark red-brown paint marks are on the back; ink label on the lower right side of the stretcher.

Culture
Dinka
Made in
“South Sudan” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Weight3595/34

Human figure standing on a square base. The edges of the base are slightly uneven. The figure has breasts and appears to be wearing a skirt-like garment. The figure's left arm is curved downward, with the left hand on their hip. The figure's right arm is extended upward, with the right hand supporting a large pot on the figure's head.

Culture
Akan
Material
metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Weight3595/35

Standing human figure on a pentagonal base. The figure has breasts and appears to be wearing a loincloth-like garment and a necklace. The figure's left arm is curved upward, with the left hand supporting a jug-like object on top of the figure's head. The figure's right arm is extended forward, with the right hand holding a long staff. On the back of the figure is a smaller humanoid figure (likely a child), secured with some kind of fabric. The smaller figure's hands and feet cling to the larger figure's arm/shoulder and torso, respectively.

Culture
Akan
Material
metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Weight3595/36

Human, tree, and goat-like animal, on a rectangular base. The human figure is kneeling on one side of the tree, while the animal is standing on the other. The human is holding a cylindrical object (saw or gun ?) to the side of the tree, in the direction of the animal. The human has an oval-shaped head and appears to be wearing a loincloth-like garment. The animal appears to have two pointed ears and a set of pointed horns. There is a bag-like object placed behind the tree.

Culture
Akan
Material
metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Painting3595/68

Vertical painting on animal hide depicting four human figures. The central figure is wearing a large crown on their head and is holding a smaller figure who has a circle (halo) behind their head, which is the same colour as the crown. The figure being held is carrying a red book-like object with a cross on it in their left hand, while their other hand is pointed at the crowned figure. Two small, winged angel-like figures are positioned on either side of the crowned and haloed figures. These angel-like figures appear to emerge from a brown oblong oval shape with a black outline and yellow and white details, which is positioned behind the crowned and haloed figures. There is red Ethiopian text on the viewer's right side, below the brown shape and next to the crowned and haloed figures. There is a small numbered label written in ink on the lower right corner of the front of the skin.

Culture
Ethiopian
Made in
Ethiopia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Painting3595/60

Vertical painting on cloth depicting 29 human figures on or near a body of water. Twenty of the figures are on the water in six boats. In the foreground (bottom of the painting), two figures on land are holding large pestles above a large mortar in front two huts. Next to these figures, on the viewer's right side, are three figures on land carrying items on their backs. In the background (top of the painting) on the viewer's right side, is a large building on land with a cross on it and three figures standing in front of it. A fourth, smaller figure is being carried on the back of the figure on the viewer's far right side. There is Ethiopian text to the viewer's right side of all six boats, as well as above the three groups of figures on land. There is additional Ethiopian text at the top of the painting. The cloth itself has uneven edges.

Culture
Ethiopian
Made in
Ethiopia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Painting3595/51

Painting on cloth depicting a stylized anthropomorphic figure. The figure's head is pointed towards the viewer's left side. The figure's right hand is raised in the same direction as their head. Concentric curved purple lines outline and emerge from the figure's head and raised hand. The figure's left arm and right side of their body are outlined with purple oblong drop shapes and red (and green on the left arm) dots. The majority of the figure's body is outlined with small green, red, and purple dots. In the centre of the figure's body are three sets of concentric white, brown, red, and green circles. The cloth itself has uneven edges.

Culture
Dinka
Made in
“South Sudan” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Painting3595/55

Vertical painting depicting a stylized anthropomorphic figure. The figure's face is green and surrounded by concentric grey, orange, and brown u-shaped lines, which are surrounded by a curved green zigzagging line. The figure’s body is primarily brown and decorated with orange, green, brown, grey, and white dots, lines, and shapes. To the right of the figure's head are two oval shapes (one green and one orange) that have lines connecting them to the midsection of the figure's body. The middle and lower sections of the body have oblong green shapes (outlined in orange) that are filled with green dots. These shapes' green and orange outlines extend downwards toward the edge to form two large orange circles with smaller green circles within. The cloth is stretched on a wooden stretcher and held in place by nails. Paint from the front has bled through to the back. There is an ink label on the lower right side of the back of the stretcher.

Culture
Dinka
Made in
“South Sudan” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Painting3595/50

Painting on cloth depicting a stylized anthropomorphic figure. The head of the figure is pointed up, in the direction of the viewer's right side. The figure's head and body are brown and decorated with red, black, and white lines, dots, squiggle lines, drop shapes, and u- and v-shaped lines. The figure is surrounded by black dots and black, red, and blue squiggle lines. There is a set of two blue, green, brown, white, black, and red concentric circles positioned diagonally on each side of the figure's trunk. The concentric circles on the viewer's right side are positioned lower than those on the left and have concentric v-shaped lines emerging from the bottom which connect with the figure's foot. The cloth itself has uneven edges.

Culture
Dinka
Made in
“South Sudan” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Painting3595/49

Painting depicting an abstract figure composed of many lines and geometric shapes. The outer portion of the figure is primarily red and black lines, dots, and u-shaped lines, in addition to purple and white lines and dots. The central portion of the figure is primarily gold, with black, purple, and white lines, dots, ovals, and other abstract shapes. The cloth this painting is on has uneven edges.

Culture
Dinka
Made in
“South Sudan” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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