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Gold WeightK2.315

Relatively square metal piece with a design that represents eight units of weight. The middle is double-grooved at either end with four protrusions at either side.

Culture
Akan
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold WeightK2.314

Thick, rectangular metal piece with a design that consists of a snake pattern with lines (horizontal along one long edge while zig zags are along the other long edge) representing units of weight.

Culture
Akan
Material
copper metal
Made in
Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskAf514

Mask depicting a figure with a humanoid face, curved horns at the top of the head, small ears beside the horns, and a rim around the face with a sarrated edge as well as a pointed beard-like protrusion under the chin incised with lines. An angled, undecorated section with several holes, pointed at the bottom, emerges from behind the face.

Culture
Baule
Material
wood, stain and metal
Made in
Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureAg68

Human-like figure riding an animal, possibly a horse? Human-like figure has an oblong head with narrow eyes, a long thin nose, a small mouth, and a pointed chin. Long, thin body has a protruding belly and short legs. Wears a conical cap with a knob at the top centre. Figure's left arm holds the reins. Animal has a long oval face with narrow eyes, a long thin nose, and a small mouth with pointed ears and a ridge along the middle of its forehead. Has a smooth, tapering, pointed tail. Each pair of legs are connected by a triangular formation.

Culture
Senufo
Material
wood
Made in
Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureAf517

A brown wooden figure of a male with small breasts and a phallus. The crescent-shaped eyes have brows above. Has a nose and a small mouth. Carved with four upraised vertical bars on each cheek. Has large ears. Hair is in angled sections with linear grooves. The front of the neck has a bulge with an upraised carved grid rectangular pattern at either side and at the back. The arms are slightly bent at the sides. Standing on a base.

Culture
Baule
Material
wood
Made in
Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskK2.418

Stylized human mask with an elongated face, bulbous eyes and cheeks, and a low brow ridge; black hair attached at chin. Black mask with an open red mouth. Remnants of burlap-like material attached around the sides.

Culture
Dan ?
Material
wood, hair, fibre, paint ? and metal
Made in
Liberia ? or Cote d'Ivoire ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Heddle PulleyAg72

Heddle pulley with figure depicted at top. The figure has has pursed lips, circular eyes, a roughly square bump on the forehead, four protrusions at the top of its head with one tassel attached through a hole in one of the topmost protrusions, a vertical arched ridge at the back of the head, two pointed protrusions on either side of the chin, and conical breasts. String is wrapped around the back of the head with two groups of knots from which several strands of string emerge. Two arms just downwards, each with a hole through the end.

Culture
Senufo
Material
wood, fibre and stain
Made in
Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskK2.393

Mask of a stylized buffalo head. Slightly flaring neck, twisted and slightly curving horns at the back of the head, large oval eye sockets at the sides of the head with slightly protruding domed eyes, a c-shaped mouth as viewed from the side with a slightly pointed tongue that protrudes diagonally forwards, and a ridge with a scalloped edge extending over the head and top of the mouth. The mask is painted with a black neck, eye rims, and sides of mouth, white eyes and horn tips, white on the scalloped edge of the ridge, red and black triangles along the sides of the ridge. yellow, white, red and black bands over the top of the head and mouth, and the remainder of the mask is painted red.

Culture
Baule
Material
wood and paint
Made in
N'Douci, Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombK2.357

Comb with handle that curves outwards to two rounded points at the top. Has five teeth on the lower half of the comb. Two near the end are spaced very close together. The comb progresses from light brown to dark brown as it get closer to the end of the teeth. The ends of the teeth are pointed.

Culture
Baule
Material
wood
Made in
Dimbokro, Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SlingshotK2.367

"Y" shaped wooden slingshot with the head of a man carved on the front under the V shape prong. There are two notches on the top two ends of the slingshot and a series of lines carved in the handle above the head.

Culture
Baule
Material
wood
Made in
Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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