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Money BoardK2.68

The board has triangle sections of cowrie shells, a fabric handle and a large triangle fringe along the bottom. The raised centre has a brown and black fabric covered cross dividing the shells into four triangle sections. In each section are balls of red and brown fabric. The back of the board has band of fabric, two patterned, one red and one white. There is a fabric handle attached to the top of the board, one side is brown and the other a red print. Along the bottom are three large triangles, each with a strand of blue beads hanging from one point.

Culture
West African
Material
fibre, glass, cowrie shell and paper
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag1060/83

Bag is rectangular with rounded corners, geometric designs and fringe. The front of the bag has a large panel with a square-diamond design in red, yellow and green. There is a short red and black strap with scalloped edges at both ends of the bag. A fringe extends along the edges from strap to strap. The back of the bag has a large panel with squares arranged in three rows in red, yellow and green. At one end the panel stops short of the skin border creating the opening of the bag.

Culture
West African
Material
skin and dye
Made in
“Gambia” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MortarK2.449 b

Short, wide wood piece carved into a conical hollow shape with a flared foot.

Culture
West African
Material
wood
Made in
Accra, Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ancestor FigureK2.460

Female figure with a thin head that is oval in profile. A ridge of hair goes along the top and the back of the head. Small crescent-shaped eyes with a long, thin nose, and a small mouth. A pair of horizontal lines are incised across the forehead. Diagonal lines are incised at either side of the face. Has ears and a cylindrical neck. Elongated body has breasts and slightly bent knees. The arms rest at either side. Across the shoulders and the upper portion of the chest, x's and zig zag's are incised.

Culture
West African
Material
wood
Made in
West Africa, Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PestleK2.450

Long, tan-coloured branch-like pestle; bottom section has been glued on and wood has been pounded into a fibrous, cap-shaped end.

Culture
West African
Material
wood
Made in
Accra, Ghana ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatK4.175

Square, checkered mat with fringed sides. The checkered pattern is created from natural and dark brown plant fibre. Each small natural coloured square has several brown lines. The squares are woven so that the direction of the brown lines alternates, creating a checkered or woven pattern. There is a fine, long fringe on the two sides. There is a medium-length fringe on one side. There is a very short fringe on the other side.

Culture
West African ?
Material
palm leaf
Made in
West Africa, Africa ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatK4.179 a-b

Rectangular, striped mat with fringed sides (part a). The mat is natural coloured with thin brown vertical stripes and much lighter brown, thick horizontal stripes. There is a fine, long fringe on the two ends. There is a medium-length fringe on one long side. There is a very short fringe on the other side. Rectangular, striped mat with fringed sides (part b). The mat is natural coloured with thin brown stripes and lighter brown stripes of various widths. There is a fine, long fringe on the two ends. There is a medium-length fringe on one long side. There is a very short fringe on the other side.

Culture
West African ?
Material
plant fibre
Made in
West Africa, Africa ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RingK2.133

A closed loop, horseshoe-shaped metalwork piece whose depth is formed from twelve rods of metal bent into the same shape. The twelfth rod is coiled with thin wire. There is a cylindrical rod through each curled edge of the horseshoe, connecting all the rods.

Culture
West African
Material
copper alloy metal
Made in
West Africa, Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shoes1060/52 a-b

Pair of shoes with pointed toes, reddish-brown leather soles, and yellow-brown leather uppers. The uppers have an opening like a slit across the foot just behind the arch and are embroidered on the top of the foot with a floral design in metal wire with black, pink and off-white fabric applique over which is silk(?) thread.

Culture
West African
Material
dye, skin, metal, cotton fibre ? and silk fibre ?
Made in
“Gambia” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat1506/3

Hat made of light orange cotton fabric with a small circle of fabric at the top. The fabric has been quilted with small stitches across the top of the crown to the shoulder where it has been embroidered with a geometric pattern in greenish-brown thread around the sides. The sides of the hat flare outwards slightly.

Culture
West African
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre ? and dye
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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