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Pot2906/2 a-b

Clay pot with lid. The pot is round with a large mouth topped by a thick overhanging rim. Two thick rounded handles each with small finger hole are attached near the neck of the pot. The neck is decorated with several bands of perforations in a variety of linear patterns. The shoulder is sharp and the body is undecorated beneath it. A small round pedestal, hollow, supports the pot and is decorated with a pattern of protruding squares. The lid (part b) is round, concave on the inside, and topped with a small round handle. A ring of incised decoration circles the lid close to its rim. A pigment has been applied inside and out, with some areas of staining. Small gold flecks can been seen over the surface.

Culture
Central African
Material
clay and paint ?
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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The Colonial2903/58

Carved and painted wood figure of a man in colonial African cothing. The man wears a white pith helmet with a dark brown button on top of it. The man’s face and the rest of his skin is dark brown. In the left side of his mouth, he holds a small cigarette made of plastic. He wears a khaki uniform. The shirt has a collar, rolled-up sleeves and pockets on either side. There are four buttons down the front of his shirt. He stands with his hands in the pockets of his khaki shorts. His khaki shorts are secured with a dark brown belt and have two pockets on the back. His torso is quite long in proportion to his legs; only a small portion of his calves are visible underneath his shorts. He wears white socks which are pulled up high. He also wears light brown shoes. The man stands upon a dark brown, round base.

Culture
Central African
Material
wood, paint and plastic
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Nkisi Figure2849/4

Wooden nkisi figure with inlay. The human figure stands with right arm raised, hand in a fist, and left hand on hip. Five fingers are carved in the upraised fist, and four in the left hand. Eyes have glass inserts, and there is a rectangular glass and metal insert in the stomach. The figure stands on an attached block carved of the same piece of wood.

Culture
Central African
Material
wood, glass and metal
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketK4.118 a-b

A deep coiled circular basket (part a) with a lid (part b). The main design consists of alternating vertical bands of purple, red, natural, and black colours. The lid (part b) is conical with a straight inner rim which fits into the basket.

Culture
Central African ?
Material
palm leaf
Made in
Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress2735/3

Brightly coloured feather headdress. Small round basketry cap is almost completely covered with pink, purple, blue and a few orange feathers that have been sewn together in rings and woven into the cap in layers. Inside the cap is a long loop of twisted grass.

Culture
Central African
Material
grass, feather, dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketK2.289 a-b

A basket (part b) and a lid (part a). The basket has four panels alternating between a thin diamond-shaped design in red, peach, and purple on a natural background and a thin dimaond-shaped design in purple and natural on a red background. The rows above have a purple checkered pattern and natural diamond-shaped pattern on red and purple background. The lid has rows in similar designs to that of the rows above on the basket.

Culture
Central African ?
Material
palm leaf
Made in
Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearK4.249

Spear with pointed spear tip that has a ridge running lengthwise at the centre, and a cylindrical wooden shaft. The butt end of the spear is composed of a tapering ferrule that merges into a four-sided metal end.

Culture
Central African
Material
wood and steel metal
Made in
Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearK4.257

Spear with pointed elongated cone shape and a cylindrical wooden shaft with a pointed tip that has been bound to the pointed tip with strips of metal that also wind around the shaft in a spiral.

Culture
Central African
Material
steel metal and wood
Made in
Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentK4.27

Ornament carved from one piece of brown ivory with rounded sides and a hollow centre.

Culture
Central African ?
Material
ivory
Made in
Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearK4.242

Cylindrical brown wood end that consists of three ridged knobs. The metal point is long and heavy.

Culture
Central African
Material
steel metal and wood
Made in
Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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