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Adinkra Cloth1774/1

Adinkra (stamped design) cloth composed of seven strips of white cloth joined lengthwise with bands of kente weaving. Afe (comb lines) and kente divide the cloth into fifty-six squares; squares are decorated with gourd stamp patterns, as well as hatching and cross-hatching; designs done in dark brown. In between two sets of afe are ahoma/nnonoma - "double dono drums" symbols. There are two large light-blue textile company stamps on the reverse.

Culture
Asante
Material
cotton fibre, ink ? and dye
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileK2.458 a-h

Eight rectangular textile pieces (parts a-h) varying in size. Parts a-c have a fine threaded fringe on two ends; part d has a fringe on one end. Part h has been folded and sewn together with a slight opening. Parts a-c are decorated with square patterns. Part f has a striped pattern in green, black, red and yellow. Parts d, e, g and h are detailed with stripes, checks, diamonds, triangles and zigzags. The textiles are yellow, cream, brown, light brown, black, blue, green and dark red.

Culture
Asante
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Adinkra ClothK2.455 a

Rectangular shaped cotton textile consisting of eight complete and four incomplete pattern squares divided vertically by repeating vertical bars, and horizontally by red, blue, green and pink repeating stripes. There are three different designs all in black on a pink ground. Written in blue pen at the top is ‘Adinkra Cloth’. The top right square has an s-shaped motif with ‘Gye Nyame’ – God’s Omnipotence noted. Below that is square with a circular motif with ‘Ram’s Horns – Strength thru wisdom’ written. The edges are raw.

Culture
Asante
Material
cotton fibre, ink ? and dye
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MortarK2.449 a

Tall, thin 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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Gold WeightAf574

Thin, square metal piece with a design that consists of a central concentric circle with an outward facing quarter-circle at each corner.

Culture
Asante
Material
metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold WeightAf571

Thin, square metal piece with a design that consists of a stepped upper square that is grooved with an x-shape.

Culture
Asante
Material
metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold WeightAf570

Two-stepped metal pyramid with a small plain square at the top.

Culture
Asante
Material
metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold WeightAf568

Square metal piece that has an upraised diagonal line within an upraised border on one side.

Culture
Asante
Material
metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold WeightAf567

Thin, elongated diamond-shaped metal piece with a design that consists of eleven upraised horizontal lines.

Culture
Asante
Material
metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold WeightAf565

Thin, rectangular metal piece with a design that consists of various dots with triangular grooves around the longer edges.

Culture
Asante
Material
metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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