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MortarAf502

Round, heavy, open bowl. Smooth outside with a thick foot. Rim is ringed and thick. Inside is incised with linear design and an 'x' over incised lines.

Culture
West African
Material
clay
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceAf491

Small, cylindrical, lusterless black with white and red beads in alternating sequence. The necklace is strung on black cotton thread which is tied in two places.

Culture
Asante
Material
cotton fibre, dye and glass
Made in
Kumasi, Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileAf490

Large rectangular piece of fabric made from narrow strips of woven cotton sewn together; white or natural cotton weft with green warp. Two sided supplementary weft patterning in yellow concentric squares, yellow rectangles, complex yellow pattern with stripes and joined hexagons, and red regular rectangles, at regular intervals of 50 to 55 cm. along the strips. Both ends hemmed; edges finished. Typical strip width: 9-10 cm.

Culture
Ghanaian
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Accra, Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SculptureAf480

Hollow ceramic of grey low-fired clay with rough micaceous inclusions. Crusted dark to light buff patina or slip. Rough neck bottom. Raised ovoid eyes, mouth, and nostrils are perforated. Slight chin. Head is severely convex and the forehead sweeps back. Back of the head is flattened and has three eyebrow-shaped ridges on each side. Ridges for eyebrows and a knob in the centre of the forehead. Knob on top of head has hole in the centre and four petal shapes around the base.

Culture
Asante
Material
clay
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fertility FigureAf483

Fertility figure (akuaba) with a female armless and legless torso with a flat disk-like head which has a high elongated oval forehead, curved upraised brows that are accentuated with grooves, raised eyes, eyebrows, nose, and lips. Ears have metal earrings with red plastic beads. Elongated neck with four bands. The torso shows carved breasts and a navel.

Culture
Asante
Material
wood, metal and plastic
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spoon1264/12

Metal spoon with long scalloped and jagged handle. Bowl of spoon is round and flares upwards at an angle. Handle of spoon has raised dots on it.

Culture
Asante
Material
metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spoon1264/11

Spoon with wide handle that flares slighty outwards from the bowl of the spoon. The bowl of the spoon is round and flares slightly upwards near the end. The handle has raised geometric designs on it.

Culture
Asante
Material
brass metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlK2.17

Bottom of bowl is orange and the rest is a beige shade. Carved lines and triangular-shaped motifs in horizontal bands.

Culture
West African
Material
calabash fruit
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt PouchK2.18

Rectangular leather box with an overlapping flap that has a rolled hide button which goes through a loop at the other end to close the box. Geometric crosshatched borders with stars. Belt loops on the back side. Appears to be stitched with hide and plant fibre.

Culture
West African
Material
leather skin, rawhide skin and plant fibre
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model BoatK2.1

Model of fishing boat. Black bottom and flank white sides with vertical grooves. Five seats, one of which has a hole made at the centre.

Culture
West African
Material
fibre, paint, metal and wood
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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