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CombK2.29

Curved handle with inverted triangular protrusion at the top. Comb has six teeth that taper to a point. The front of the handle has geometric line and triangle design in red painted on its surface. The back is un-painted.

Culture
West African
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Liberia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeltK2.248 a-b

Part a is a long tassel with sections of black and white leather strips bound at the top and base of the tassel's handle. In the centre of the handle, there are sections of yellow, black, and red fibre wrapped around a grass(?) underlay. Long fringe covers an additional leather tubular piece with additional fringe. Part b is a belt bent in the shape of a circle and is secured at two overlapping ends by leather bands. Opposite side has two overlapping sections of black and white leather strips woven together.

Culture
West African
Material
leather skin, dye, fibre and grass ?
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pipe BowlK2.79

Pot shaped bowl with tubular stem protruding from the side. Bowl of pipe has incised diagonal lines and triangular grooves around the perimeter. It tapers towards the base and flares to a small pedestal.

Culture
West African
Material
clay
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Weft CombK2.67 a-b

Weft comb (a) is made of four pieces that are fitted together as a frame and are tied with cord. The teeth in the centre of the wooden frame appear to be made of split bamboo. Braided fibre cording is attached to each end of the frame and is secured with knots. The bobbin (b) is boat-shaped and dug out in the centre. Missing shaft and reel.

Culture
West African
Material
wood, bamboo grass and fibre
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Musical InstrumentK2.459

A long hollowed out piece which is more rounded at one end and tapers down at the other end. Both ends are open and are rimmed with black. The central design four birds with fan-like tails surrounded by an alternating geometric pattern of six horizontal black lines and triangles with dots and cross hatch marks. Colour: light brown.

Culture
West African
Material
gourd fruit ?
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Musical InstrumentK2.452

A musical instrument consisting of a long wood stick that has a small cross at the end to support the skin part which is wrapped around to create a slightly angled flat elongated oval-shaped top with rounded sides. The long wood stick extends upward for a handle to which two strings are attached with leather and are strung around the cross for tension.

Culture
West African
Material
wood, skin, leather skin and fibre
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureK2.8

Much stylized human figure, black, with faces on both sides of the head. The front face has large open eyes, curved upraised eye brows, a big nose with wide nostrils, and an open mouth with an indentation within each cheek. The back face has small closed eyes, a slight upraised brow, a small nose, and a slightly open mouth with slightly fuller cheeks. The elongated neck has five protruding bulging rings. The wide shoulders round out to the arms resting at the sides. Figure has breasts, and a navel on the one side with the open eyes while the figure has a flat chest (or back ?) on the other side with closed eyes. The front side has feet with toes while the back side has rounded feet. Both faces are sharing a rounded dotted cap. On a base.

Culture
West African
Material
wood
Made in
Aba, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DollK2.22

Doll made from a piece of wood with a flat back and rounded front. Braided hair attached at one end.

Culture
West African
Material
wood and hair
Made in
Liberia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CrossbowK4.238

Carved wooden main frame of a crossbow. Consists of: a hole at front of tiller, for inserting a prod, long tube strapped to shaft with cane, trigger-like mechanism inserted at centre and secured with a wooden peg, and a W-shaped notch behind the mechanism.

Culture
West African
Material
wood and stem ?
Made in
Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ladle921/6

A dark wood ladle with a standing figure for the handle. There is fibre string wrapped around his neck. His hands are resting on his hips. The bowl of the ladle is rectangular around the edges and then tapers into a more rounded and circular shape.

Culture
West African
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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