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Figure1373/53

Miniature, standing, dark brown/gold human figure grasping two breast-like shapes protruding from low on the chest region. Figure's arms and legs are long and thin while the face appears mask-like. Figure wears a thong-like rope-shaped garment running around the waist and between the legs. Figure stands on a small, flat, square base.

Culture
West African
Material
brass metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fertility Figure771/52

Fertility figure (akuaba) with a flat, disc-shaped head. High oval forehead, curved upraised brows, horizontal semi-oval eyes, a long vertical nose, and a small mouth at the bottom of the face. Rings are carved around the neck. The horizontal rectangular arms are outstretched to the sides with small pointed breasts below. The lower half of the body is cylindrical and ends with a base at the bottom. Red, green, brown, blue, and yellow beaded strings adorn the figure at the top, and a turquise, pink, white, and yellow beaded string adorns the bottom. The figure is attached to a black painted stand with a metal nail. The stand has red velvety material on the bottom.

Culture
Asante
Material
wood, glass, fibre, metal and paint
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Stool1264/1

Brass stool with flared rectangular piece on top, central column with two-semi-circle attachments on either side, and a rectangular base. An engraved scalloped design is found around the perimeter of the flared rectangular piece. Triangular-shaped line designs are found around the perimeter of the central column. Triangular-shaped edging is attached to the rim of the semi-circle attachments. The base is decorated with a series of thin horizontal lines and two thick vertical lines.

Culture
Asante
Material
brass metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fertility Figure771/50

Fertility figure (akuaba) with a flat, disc-shaped head. High oval forehead, curved upraised brows, slanted diagonal eyes, a long vertical nose, and a small mouth at the bottom of the face. Rings are carved around the neck. The horizontal rectangular arms are outstretched to the sides with small angle-pointed breasts in the middle. The lower half of the body is cylindrical and ends with a base at the bottom. The figure is attached to a black painted stand with a metal nail.

Culture
Asante
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Weight1351/4

Miniature, standing, gold human figure holding a similar, smaller (child?) figure up to a small tree-shaped object. The smaller figure's arms grasp the tree, the head is framed by two leafy branches, the legs and feet are wrapped around the trunk. Both figures' arms and legs are long and thin while their faces appear mask-like, having elongated foreheads and slits for eyes. Both figures wear a thong-like rope-shaped garment running around the waist and between the legs. Figures stand on a small, flat, rectangular gold base.

Culture
Asante
Material
brass metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Weight1351/3

Miniature, standing gold human figure holding a mask-like human head in its left hand and a long, curved knife that is stuck in the head's forehead in the right hand. Figure's arms and legs are long and thin while the face appears mask-like, having an elongated forehead and slits for eyes. Figure wears a thong-like rope-shaped garment running around the waist and between the legs. Figure stands on a small, flat, square-shaped gold base.

Culture
Asante
Material
gold metal ? and brass metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Weight1351/1

Miniature, standing, gold human figure smoking a long, curved pipe with the right hand and holding a basked on its head with the left hand. Figure's arms and legs are long and thin while the face appears mask-like, having an elongated forehead and slits for eyes. Figure wears a thong-like rope-shaped garment running around the waist and between the legs. Figure stands on a small, flat, square gold base.

Culture
Asante
Material
gold metal ? and brass metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Kente Textile2610/1

Strip of Kente cloth fashioned from three long woven bands sewn together to form a quilt-like pattern of brightly coloured rectangles. Patterns include horizontal and vertical stripes, as well as various geometric designs such as zigzags and diamonds. Textile is woven using different types of thread and weaving techniques. Vertical edges are frayed, and side edges are uneven.

Culture
Ewe ?
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Political Textile2590/4

Large contemporary, commemorative cloth with a repeating pattern, consisting of images of the former President of Ghana, Jerry Rawlings, and Bill Clinton, then President of the USA. Each image is contained within ovals, which open to each other where they meet. Text written under each figure designates their name and rank. The rest of the pattern consists of the Ghanaian flag of red, yellow and green, intertwined with each other and set at a diagonal with a black star at the centre. The background consists of gold mottling. The bottom edge of the cloth has a horizontal black line with vertical black lines, which form small peaks. Cloth is thin with a slight stiffness.

Culture
Ghanaian
Material
cotton fibre, dye, ink ? and polyester fibre
Made in
Ghana ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Victory Textile2590/3

Large contemporary, commemorative textile with a repeating pattern of blue geometrical shapes, dots, and horizontal bands of heart-shapes. Along the bottom and top there is red text. Two horizontal rows predominate in the middle. Each alternates an image of a man contained within a red circle with a square red, blue, and white emblem with an elephant with a blue outline in it. Text appears in the circles with the images in black; within the squares in white; in the background in red (not in English). Cloth is thin with a slight stiffness.

Culture
Ghanaian
Material
polyester fibre, dye, ink ? and cotton fibre
Made in
Ghana ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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