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Necklace1491/4

Necklace with twelve staggered large and small brown-coloured square leather pendants, and one larger central pendant, attached to braided red-coloured cording. The central pendant has a long, narrow piece that attaches to a sphere-shaped ball, and its surface is decorated with braided leather strands around the middle.

Culture
Central African
Material
leather skin, fibre and dye
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress1491/2

A conical woven fibre piece with a loop at the top and dark brown, orange, and purple feathers stitched into it and flowing down below it.

Culture
Central African
Material
fibre and feather
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Helmet Mask1491/1

Dark brown wooden mask carved in the shape of a female head, of a single piece of wood. Face features eyebrows, articulated eyes, ears, a protruding nose and mouth and a high forehead, with hairdo carved on the top. A twisted fibre cord is threaded through a small hole directly underneath the bottom lip and knotted.

Culture
Bamum
Material
wood, stain and plant fibre
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureAe116

A wood female figure carved with a baby suckling at her left breast. She has rounded oval eyes, a nose, a wide open heart-shaped mouth, and ears. Her hair is stylized with ridges curving around the top of her head. Carved with a beaded choker around her neck. She is standing on her rounded legs, slightly bent at the knees.

Culture
Bamileke
Material
wood and stain
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatAe75 b

A hat made with four pieces joined in a point at the top. Each side is bordered with an alternating pattern of red, yellow, red, white, red, yellow, and red contour lines with inward pointing yellow or white (opposite colours of the heart colour that they surround) triangles along the inner edge. There is a heart in the middle of each side and outlined with red on a black background: one yellow, and one white pair of hearts, each of which has the matching colour on opposite sides.

Culture
Central African
Material
fibre
Made in
Cameroon ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketAe110

Large, round basket with a square base and two over two under twill plaiting with each set in alternating colours. Rim has splints and widely spaced wrapping. Small braided brown fibre loop on one side.

Culture
Central African
Material
palm leaf and fibre
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketAe109

Medium wicker work basket with a raised foot. Diagonal supplementary weaving in light yellow-brown over parts of the basket, creating two upward pointing pairs of chevrons, one at either side, surrounded by an elongated vertical zig zag and a vertical band comprising diagonal stitches at either side. Foot is wrapped and plaited about 1 inch high. The handle is two strips of tightly wrapped grasses. Two vertical rows of cord are sewn in long stitches at the ends of the handles.

Culture
Central African
Material
fibre, grass and wood
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CupAe108

Small curved horn with slightly protruding rings near the circular opening with a pouring spout and a point. The surface is generally shiny but dull where roughly textured.

Culture
Central African
Material
buffalo horn
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CupAe107

Large curved horn that has a wide circular opening with a pouring spout and a long narrow point. The surface is generally shiny but dull where roughly textured.

Culture
Central African
Material
buffalo horn
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlAe103

Bowl carved from a single piece of wood with three feet resting on a flat circular ring. The rim is burned black with four horizontal incised lines in black just below. Four vertical incised lines in black separate rectangular sections of natural coloured diagonally incised lines along the outer lower portion of the body of the bowl with a horizontal incised line in black below. Feet are all black on the outside, as is the ring.

Culture
Central African
Material
wood
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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