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RattleAf475

Elongated gourd rattle with stopper and leather fringe. Neck and pointed base of gourd are stained black. Elaborate decoration of mid-section consists of three panels each repeating the same linear and curvilinear patterns separated by crosshatched forms and bordered top and bottom by two parallel lines enclosing interlocking forms. Black decoration is burnt and stained. Light yellow of gourd is exposed where incised, skin is light brown. Stopper is red, and fringe is black striped.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
gourd fruit, stain and leather skin
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleAf474

Hollow globular calabash rattle with neck leading to a smaller globular shape open at one end. Sides of large globe are covered by a netting, incorporating dark brown seed beads which fit around neck at one end leaving the other end, the bottom of the globe, uncovered. A carrying string is attached to base of netting. Calabash skin is yellow and worn in spots to show natural calabash fibre underneath.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
gourd fruit, cotton fibre and seed
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerAf471

A calabash with geometric relief designs around shoulder, above, and on flat base. At the widest circumference are four supernatural beasts. Between and beneath the beasts are shield-like forms and above back tails are wedge-shaped designs. Texture on carved forms is achieved by fine incised lines. The animal portrayed has the body and claws of a cat, a bird-like head, and beak, and a long tail terminating in a spade-shaped tip. Above and beneath the animal are geometric designs consisting of wedge shaped bordered by seven straight horizontal lines encircling the container. The base design consists of tapering arms radiating from a circle. The negative background of the calabash is yellow-red and the positive areas are black. The black forms are outlined in deeper relief than the surrounding background.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
calabash fruit
Made in
Oyo, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Decorated GourdAf470

Hemisphere or half a calabash gourd decorated on the outer surface with a painted and carved relief design of a large undulating serpent starting with the head above a small semi-circle hole near the rim and ending with the tail at the same point. Within the undulations, there are six birds and one lizard(?). Geometric pattern around rim, around a 2 cm hole in the centre, and around hole near the edge. All designs are blue.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
paint and calabash fruit
Made in
Oyo, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Decorated GourdAf469

Oval asymmetrical bowl-shaped calabash decorated inside and on base with a pre-amulating bird surrounded by a simple linear geometric design. The bird on the exterior has abstract stars around it and is surrounded by a darker circular band with four equally spaced radiating bands and circular lines all around. The bird on the interior has a plain background and is surrounded by a circular band of triangles separated by two vertical lines, and square grid lines all around. The decoration is burnt into the surface and varies in shades of brown.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
calabash fruit
Made in
Keffi, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn CarvingAf384

Figure representing a man sitting on a circular stool with his legs extended under a square table eating from a round bowl. He is wearing a sleeveless shirt and knee-length trousers. Limbs, head, and bowl are dark brown. Food is light red-brown. Shirt and trousers are light yellow-brown. The table and base are light brown wood.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
atum thorn, rice adhesive, wood and egun thorn
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn CarvingAf383

Standing figure representing a man hilling yams with a hoe-like instrument. The yams are covered with variegated chips. The man is wearing a short-sleeved shirt hanging in loose folds and knee-length trousers. He is wearing a soft pointed cap. Shirt and trousers are light yellow-brown. Head and limbs are dark brown. Hat is light red-brown. The base and hoe-like instruments are light brown wood.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
atum thorn, rice adhesive, wood and egun thorn
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn CarvingAf382

A figure representing a bareheaded male wearing a short-sleeved shirt and knee-length trousers with both hands on a hoe. Head and limbs are dark brown. Shirt and trousers are light yellow-brown. Hoe is brown wood. On a wooden dark brown stained plywood base covered with scattered shavings and multi-coloured irregular objects.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
atum thorn, egun thorn, rice adhesive, stain and wood
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn CarvingAf381

Figures representing two standing people holding umbrellas and bowing to one another. Both figures are wearing short-sleeved shirts and knee-length trousers. The umbrella tops, heads, arms, and legs are dark brown. Clothes are light yellow-brown. The base and umbrella shanks are brown wood.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
wood, rice adhesive, egun thorn and atum thorn
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn CarvingAf380

A kneeling figure representing a male scholar holding a tablet with his left hand while inscribing it with a pointed instrument in his right hand. A second tablet is lying on the ground in front of him. Clothes, tablets, and instrument are light yellow-brown. His head and limbs are dark brown. The plywood base is light brown.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
rice adhesive, wood, egun thorn and atum thorn
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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