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Dish2704/32

Ceramic, glazed green leaf-shaped dish with incised surface detailing. The underside reads: ‘Enugu, Nigeria’.

Culture
Nigerian
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Enugu, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Teapot2704/13 a-b

Red clay, ceramic teapot covered in a black matte glaze. The pot (part a) has a semi-circular handle engraved with a central, elongated oval flanked by four semi-circular indentations. The spout is oval shaped with a pointed end and is attached to a long neck that connects to a triangular-like shaped body with rounded corners. Incised lines on the exterior. The lid (part b) is flat and circular with a protruding cylindrical shaped knob.

Culture
Nigerian
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClothAf511

Cloth composed of 22 strips of dyed fabric sewn together. The cloth has a mottled blue and white pattern, with solid indigo borders on each end. There is also a short (.7 cm) fringe on each end.

Culture
Nigerian ?
Material
indigo dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Nigeria ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleK2.15

A double-sided metal piece shaped like an hourglass, however, with a longer cylindrical stem in between. The ends are slightly rounded. Black with dark pink-red nail polish designs consisting of zig zag lines, lines, and dots.

Culture
Nigerian
Material
tin metal ? and lacquer
Made in
Enugu, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Card3548/11

Rectangular card, on grey textured paper, with a linograph engraving on right side; card in horizontal orientation, design is vertical. Design consists of a black rectangle with ten rows of ideographic curvilinear and geometric glyphs. Artist signature and inscription in bottom right corner; back is undecorated.

Culture
Nigerian
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Card3548/10

White rectangular card, on textured paper, with a black etching on the right side; card in horizontal orientation, design is vertical. Design is of two figures riding a two-headed elephant. Group of six people, standing in a circle, in the foreground; incomplete grid in background. A large tree-like protrusion extends from the top centre of the elephant's back, with long branches on either side; baskets and containers hang in branches. Figures riding the elephant are armed; figure on left is holding a rifle, figure on right has a sword. People on the ground are bald, bare-chested and wearing wraps; centre figure has a sash and all the other figures are holding their raised arms. Artist signature and inscription in bottom right corner. Back is undecorated; light fold marks through middle.

Culture
Nigerian
Made in
Lagos, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Card3548/6

Glossy white rectangular card with a black lithograph print on the right side; card in horizontal orientation, design is vertical. Engraving is a rectangle and depicts a hunting scene. Seven figures are shown in a forested area with spears and sword-like weapons. Two figures are standing at the base of a tree with a third on a branch, stabbing at a bird. Three figures are in the background, observing, and a fourth figure is in the foreground, crouched on the ground and looking into a trap(?). A number of long-tailed birds are shown in the upper half of the image, sitting in tree branches, and there are two four-legged animals on the forest floor. All the figures have short hair and are wearing wraps; some are bare-chested, others are wearing short-sleeved shirts. All wraps and shirts are decorated; assortment of plant, geometric, curvilinear, and linear motifs. The background of the design is filled with leafy vines hanging from the trees. Artist signature and inscription in bottom right corner. Back is undecorated; light fold marks through middle.

Culture
Nigerian
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Card3548/3

White rectangular card with a black linocut engraving on the right side; card is in horizontal orientation, design is vertical. Engraving is a rectangle and depicts an abstract scene. Tall irregular shapes protrude from a curved base; wavy pathway cuts through top left corner of base. Short irregular shapes extend from base too. Base is covered in curvilinear motifs. All irregular shapes are filled with curvilinear, circular, linear and geometric motifs. In between the tall irregular shapes are similar motifs, as well as animal, plant, and human-like figures. Artist signature and inscription in bottom right corner. Back of card is undecorated.

Culture
Nigerian
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Card3548/2

White rectangular card with a black linocut engraving on the right side; card is in horizontal orientation, design is vertical. Engraving is a rectangle, framed in bright green, with a stone church in the centre. A woman, wearing a white robe with a cross on it, is in the doorway of the building. Church is on a cobbled street with a long, low building in the background. Cloudy sky is depicted in top half of the image. Artist signature and inscription in bottom right corner. Back of card is undecorated.

Culture
Nigerian
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Print Notes and Comments No 73548/1 a-ee

Book of prints. Large folding book cover (part a), holding 30 separate folded paper inserts (parts b-ee), with textured pieces of thin paper in between folded inserts. Book cover is maroon with a black insect-like design on the front in the top left corner; title and author printed across spine. Right side of cover has a large closure flap; inscriptions across interior of front cover. Inserts are: table of contents with two prints (part b); foreward with a print (part c), introduction with two prints (part d), "A White-Clad Mother" print (part e), "Leopard in Cornfield" print (part f), "Travellers" print (part g), "Opha" print (part h), "The Lord is my Shepard" photo (part i), "Adumadan" photo (part j), "Ekuoregbe" photo (part k), "Studies of Nigerian Musical Instruments" photo (part l), 4 "Mamiwata" prints (part m), "Euberamre" print (part n), "Ekhara" print (part o), "Okho Mbre Masquerade" print (part p), "Afieki" photo (part q), "Saint Paul" photo (part r), "Itan Edo" print (part s), "Ekassa" photo and print (part t), "Eshe" photo and print (part u), "Oba Aka" photo and print (part v), two "Nativity II" prints (part w), "Oranmiyan" photo (part x), "Ogiegor" photo (part y), "Amwa" photo (part z), "Adjene (second edition)" photo (part aa), "Uloho Biemure" photo (part bb), "Erhu Ivie" photo (part cc), "Eru" photo (part dd), and "Adjene (third edition)" photo (part ee). Table of contents has edition 35/250 written on it, the rest of the inserts are numbered 1 to 29; all inscriptions in top right corner. All photos and prints are accompanied by text written by the artist.

Culture
Nigerian
Material
fibre, adhesive, ink and paper
Made in
Lagos, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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