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Thorn CarvingK2.120

Figure representing a person in the act of kneeling in prayer. The figure is leaning forward on its right leg while the left knee is bent so that the left leg is extended outward and backward. Both arms are extended outward with the hands in front. Clothes are of a slightly lighter wood colour than the body. On a wood base.

Culture
Yoruba ?
Material
wood, adhesive and thorn
Made in
Viame, Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Kente GarmentK2.152

Kente garment. Large woven cloth with an orange background, covered with red, green and black geometric designs in a checkerboard pattern.

Culture
Asante
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Nkwataya, Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RobeK2.151

Large, rectangular green woven fabric with orange, blue, and yellow surface embroidery in geometric patterns. Overall robe is made from several individual strips of the same material hand-sewn together. Fringe at either end.

Culture
Asante ?
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileK2.149

Small, rectangular shaped textile. This is a small sample of Khente cloth, which is normally five or six yards long and two yards wide, worn draped around the body and over one arm. Label reads, A.E. Asare and Co. Dento Mills Nsawan, Ghana. Green background with geometric and striped designs in red, orange, yellow; fringed at both ends.

Culture
Ewe
Material
silk fibre and synthetic dye
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold WeightK2.132

Metal rectangle with a lozenge design in relief that consists of diagonal lines. A knob is at either end with another one underneath.

Culture
Asante
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pipe BowlK2.131

Spotted animal, possibly a leopard, stands on a square base and whose back forms the bowl of the pipe. Long tubular protrusion extends from the bowl. Top of the edge has broken off.

Culture
Asante
Material
clay
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AxeK2.413

A plain, orange-grey stone that has an oblong rectangular shape with both sides rounded while all ends taper at an angle, one end being flat and vertically semi-oval in shape to create an edge at that end which is more flared than the other end which has a similar but smaller effect.

Culture
West African
Material
stone
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrumK2.410

Drum with wood hourglass form. Skin stretched over top and bottom. Strings for tension.

Culture
West African
Material
wood, skin and fibre
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn CarvingK2.370

Two figures representing a man, and a woman playing oware game which is in between them. The figures are sitting on a cylindrical object tapering upward. The knees are bent so that the legs are angled frontward and outward. Their hands are extended outward toward the game. Clothes are of a lighter wood colour than the body. Carved in pieces which are then glued together. On a wood base.

Culture
Yoruba ?
Material
wood, adhesive and thorn
Made in
Kumasi, Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatK2.195

Black and gold hat. Black velvet underlay stiffened with cardboard that has wood quatrefoil flowers in gold gilt glued to the exterior. Two side pieces protrude, on an angle, from the band of the hat.

Culture
Asante ?
Material
paper, wood, cotton fibre and metal
Made in
Nkwataya, Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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