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Case3343/10

Handmade leather case with tassels attached to top corners on either side. Case is rectangular, has dark brown exterior and beige interior. Embossed designs on exterior and interior of X’s, rectangles, lines and diamonds. Two large accordion pockets on both top and bottom halves of case interior. On bottom half, on pocket closest to front, is an oval shaped pocket and card slot. In between the two bottom accordion pockets is a large zippered pocket. All edges of case are stitched.

Culture
Nigerian
Material
brass metal, leather skin and cotton fibre
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Purse3343/11

Handmade beige leather purse with lizard scale pattern on front and back. Purse is rectangular, has an adjustable shoulder strap, and a rounded flap with a front loop closure. Sides and bottom have lines and X’s embossed along them. Edges of purse are stitched together with plain leather. Interior has a small zippered pocket, along the back.

Culture
Nigerian
Material
lizard skin, metal and cotton fibre
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Purse3237/8

Rectangular leather purse. Bag consists of a wallet and a cover, attached by a long thin strap made of twisted leather that holds the wallet inside the cover. Cover has red and black tooling on front in linear patterns with a square at centre. Top has two green leather ‘’tubes’ to each side from which the strap emerges, and a yellow triangle between. Cover is seamed at back. The red inner wallet has two compartments each covered by a large flap. Innermost pouch is decorated with black lines on a red background. Leather tassels hang from bottom.

Culture
Nigerian
Material
leather skin and dye
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pouch3237/7

Leather purse. Bag is rectangular, rounded on bottom edges, with a long, braided leather shoulder strap. The bag is constructed out of a single piece of leather, folded to create two compartments and a flap at front. Sides of compartments are sewn. A long shoulder strap of braided leather is attached at top corners and tassels made of crimped leather hangs from corners as well as centre bottom of flap. The front of the bag is decorated with linear tooling, and lines in black.

Culture
Nigerian
Material
leather skin and dye
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Chess Game Pieces2704/43 a-ff

A complete set of 32 chess pieces in light and dark wood. The pieces differ from the traditional forms. The 16 pawns are women with short hair and breasts (a-h, q-x). The 4 knights are giraffes (i, j, y, z). The 4 bishops are men with pointed visor-like hat (k, l, aa, bb). The 4 rooks are posts with pointed roofs (m, n, cc, dd). The 2 queens are women with rounded crowns (o, ee). The 2 kings are men wearing a pointed hat (p, ff).

Culture
Nigerian
Material
wood
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2704/37

Small ceramic glazed figure in the shape of a tortoise with light yellow head, legs and underside and a brown shell with black detailing. The underside is partially hollow.

Culture
Nigerian
Material
clay, glaze and paint
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dish2704/36

Small ceramic yellow sauce dish with brown rim. The underside reads: ‘Ekuluware; Enugu, Nigeria’.

Culture
Nigerian
Material
clay, glaze and paint
Made in
Enugu, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jug2704/35

Large, tall ceramic jug covered in a yellow glaze with a small handle that connects at the middle of the base to the top of the rim. There is a brown line detailing the rim of the jug and bottom of the base. The underside reads: ‘Ekuluware; Enugu, Nigeria’.

Culture
Nigerian
Material
clay, glaze and paint
Made in
Enugu, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dish2704/34

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

Culture
Nigerian
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Enugu, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dish2704/33

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

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