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Shirt3343/1

Off-white, short-sleeved cotton top with red and black vertical stripes on both sides. Rounded neckline trimmed with red yarn. Oval-shaped opening, trimmed with red yarn, underneath neckline. Below opening are two thick lines stitched from red yarn that extend to bottom of shirt. Red, green and black yarn decorations on front. Two red and green columns on each side of shirt. Between two columns are four red and black X’s. Bottom of top trimmed with red black-dotted band. Left side of dotted red band, on back, replaced with plain, mint green fabric. Edges of shirt are hemmed and interior is unlined.

Culture
Fulani
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Stringed Musical Instrument3123/32

Stringed musical instrument. A long thin neck of wood is joined to a long, narrow, wood body which is partially wrapped in skin attached by metal nails to the instrument’s underside. Plastic strings stretch from the neck, where they are held by staggered leather thongs, to a wooden bridge near the bottom of the body, meeting several cotton strings that are used for tightening. A thin braided leather strap is connected to the bottom of the body and partway along the neck.

Culture
Bamana ? or Fulani ?
Material
wood, skin, plastic, metal and cotton fibre ?
Made in
West Africa, Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Stringed Musical Instrument3123/31

Stringed musical instrument. A long squared neck of wood, carved with several sets of diagonal lines, pierces the top of a round, hollow gourd, emerging as a short peg on the opposite side. Two long wood pins pierce the neck, each holding a metal string that stretch to make contact with a small wood bridge on the gourd, and extend to wrap around the peg. The bridge is glued to a piece of skin stretched over a large hole in the top of the gourd, attached with small wood pins. Gourd is decorated with carved lines in the shape of foliage.

Culture
Bamana ? or Fulani ?
Material
gourd fruit, wood, metal, skin and adhesive
Made in
West Africa, Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PlateK2.341

Woven, palm leaf, coiled, plate consisting of traditional abstract designs in ochre, natural, and black. The centre is red with band of natural followed by a thin stripe of black. Next is a band with small alternating sections of natural and red detailed with black triangles. This decorative band is bordered by a thin stripe of black. The edge is bordered with an inner band of natural and an outer band of red.

Culture
Fulani
Material
palm leaf and dye
Made in
Burkina Faso ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagCb76

A brown leather bag in three main pieces with appliqued, and embroidered leather trim outlining the flap and the front of the bag. Side inserts extend upward to form a sheath into which a double braided strap handle is bound. Front flap fastens with a leather toggle. Design motifs include diamond and cup-shaped cut-outs of decreasing size, crosses, and dot-and-dash lines.

Culture
Fulani ?
Material
leather skin, adhesive and dye
Made in
Kano, Nigeria ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LidK2.126

Woven, palm leaf lid consisting of a central, circular coiled pattern with alternating sections of black and natural around the outer edge.

Culture
Fulani
Material
palm leaf and dye
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BlanketK2.350

Long rectangular wool blanket made of six narrow identical panels hand stitched together. The design consists of geometric bands with diamond and line patterns in black, natural and red with yellow and red detailing intermixed with black solid stripes. There are five sets of two tassels on each end.

Culture
Fulani
Material
goat wool fibre and dye
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatK2.343

Woven, palm leaf hat in a conical shape with a leather brim, top and detailing. The brim is painted with a vertical stripe design in red, yellow and brown. The top is painted red and black with multiply thin brown leather strips hanging down from the tip. The body of the hat is detailed with dyed palm strips in purple, blue and black along with leather diamonds painted black and red with white outline. There is a thin brown leather strap that hangs down from the inner rim.

Culture
Fulani
Material
palm leaf, skin, paint and dye
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PlateK2.340

Woven, palm leaf, coiled, plate consisting of traditional abstract designs in ochre, natural, and black. The centre is red with band of natural followed by a thin stripe of black. Next is a band of alternating natural and red sections detailed with black lines and triangles. This decorative band is bordered by a thin stripe of black. The edge is bordered with an inner band of natural and an outer band of red.

Culture
Fulani
Material
palm leaf and dye
Made in
Burkina Faso ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlK2.261

Grass bowl with a tall, wide cylindrical base and a deep, wide bowl. There are four sets of two triangles wrapped over rim; six are made of a different, darker type of grass; two of a lighter material then 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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