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Altar Vessel3420/2 a-b

Ceramic vessel (part a) and lid (part b) with a red-brown surface and raised spikes all over. The body is somewhat spherical, with a small cylinder extending from the shoulder. The mouth is rectangular, and the base has a raised foot. The lid (part b) is rectangular in shape, with the handle shaped like a human head, centred within raised spikes.

Culture
Lobi
Material
clay
Made in
Burkina Faso
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Altar Vessel3420/1 a-b

Ceramic vessel and lid with a light red-brown surface and raised bumps all over. The body is somewhat spherical, with a hemisphere extending from the shoulder. The mouth is rectangular, and the base has a raised foot. The lid (part b) is rectangular at the bottom, with the handle shaped like a human head, centred within two rows of raised bumps.

Culture
Lobi
Material
clay
Made in
Burkina Faso
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2815/12

Bateba figure with bent legs. The face has a pronounced brow, carved eyes, and protruding nose, mouth and ears. A narrow strip of wood hair runs down the centre of the head from forehead to back of head, with a triangular protrusion at nape of neck. The figure’s back is straight, while the stomach protrudes to the front and has a knob as a navel. The arms hang at the sides, with all five fingers carved in each hand, whereas the legs are bent at the waist and knees, and end in roughly carved feet.

Culture
Lobi
Material
wood
Made in
Burkina Faso ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StaffAg76

Staff composed of a length of branch with a carved stylized humanoid figure set at an angle to the handle shaft. The overall shape is an upside-down y, and the staff is carved from a forked branch.

Culture
Lobi
Material
wood and stain ?
Made in
Burkina Faso ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure1373/22

Bateba figure. Tall standing human with a thin ridge along the top of the head. The eyebrows, eyes, nose, and mouth are carved outward. The shoulders are squared with the arms hanging down to the side and the palms of the hands facing outward. There are two upside down triangle shapes pointing downward from the top of the shoulders. The belly is rounded with a protruding belly button. The stand is painted black.

Culture
Lobi
Material
wood and stain ?
Made in
Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3573/3

Bronze antelope. Stands on four long, straight legs. It has a long, pointed tail that hangs between the hind legs. Raised concentric circles covering the long cylindrical body in rows. Long, narrow face with raised concentric circles for eyes, tall curled horns, and thin ears pointed back and out to sides.

Culture
Lobi
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Burkina Faso
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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