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TextileAf490

Large rectangular piece of fabric made from narrow strips of woven cotton sewn together; white or natural cotton weft with green warp. Two sided supplementary weft patterning in yellow concentric squares, yellow rectangles, complex yellow pattern with stripes and joined hexagons, and red regular rectangles, at regular intervals of 50 to 55 cm. along the strips. Both ends hemmed; edges finished. Typical strip width: 9-10 cm.

Culture
Ghanaian
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Accra, Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PanelK2.300

Panel tie-dyed in squares of orange-brown on white. Two edges are unfinished.

Culture
Ghanaian
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Kumasi, Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PanelK2.299

Panel of cloth tie-dyed in blue, green, and brown on white with a circle design. Two edges are unfinished.

Culture
Ghanaian
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Kumasi, Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sandals3600/11 a-b

Pair of rubber sandals with V-shaped straps; straps threaded through cuts in insoles and nailed down. Soles are flat, rounded at toes and heel; centre of insole is dark brown, edges and sole are black. Straps are red leather and have patterned bands across surfaces. Pattern alternates between rectangles with red and orange stripes and checkers, and blue rectangles with repeating gold hourglass-like shapes. Section of strap holding tip of V to insole is plain leather; plain leather tie secured to V with white and red knob.

Culture
Ghanaian
Material
leather skin, rubber, fibre, wood ?, metal and dye
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sandals3600/10 a-b

Pair of leather and rubber sandals with ankle and toe loop straps; straps threaded through cuts in insoles and nailed down. Soles are flat, rounded at toes and heels; “X”’s incised along edges of rounded sections of insoles. Straps are beige leather and have patterned bands across surfaces. Patterns consist of: triangles and zigzags, thin and thick stripes, checkered bands, and diagonal stripes. Designs done in dark blue, gold, white, dark red, and green.

Culture
Ghanaian
Material
leather skin, rubber, fibre, metal and dye
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mortar3561/9 a-b

Clay mortar, or bowl (part a), with a wooden pestle (part b). The bowl's inside surface is black and covered in a linear pattern: two crossed lines, with numerous concentric connecting lines running between the crossed lines. The clay has a dark stain over the upper surface and edge. The underside is unglazed or stained; the clay appears as a mottled pattern in brown and black. The pestle is hourglass shaped and made of plain light brown wood. There are two incised lines around the centre. (Note: one section at the rim of the bowl was broken and repaired.)

Culture
Ghanaian
Material
clay, stain and wood
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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