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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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PestleK2.360

A pestle shaped like an hourglass and carved from a single piece of wood. Each end is rounded. Centre has small carved ring.

Culture
Asante
Material
wood
Made in
Kumasi, Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PanelK2.300

Panel tie-dyed in squares of orange-brown on white. Two edges are unfinished.

Culture
Ghanaian
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Kumasi, Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PanelK2.299

Panel of cloth tie-dyed in blue, green, and brown on white with a circle design. Two edges are unfinished.

Culture
Ghanaian
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Kumasi, Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PotK2.292

Pot made of red clay with rounded base and shoulder and a vertical lip around the mouth. Decorated with an incised semi-circule and linear design around the mouth. Black discolourations as a result of firing.

Culture
Ewe
Material
clay
Made in
Viame, Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PinK4.355

Long pin that tapers to a sharp point at one end and has a round disk at the other end. Cream coloured. Small hole on underside of disk in the centre.

Culture
Asante
Material
elephant ivory ?
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatK2.263

Conical, woven grass hat with flat brim and a braided leather chin strap. Grass is natural in colour with red, yellow, and black dyed accents woven into stripes of colour. Raw grass ends stick out on outer side as decoration. Round knob at apex. Tassel at end of chin strap.

Culture
Asante ?
Material
grass, leather skin and dye
Made in
Kumasi, Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatK2.262

A large oval basketry woven mat that has complex colour patterns using green, black, red, yellow, and natural coloured fibres. Plain weave strips joined together in oval shape.

Culture
West African
Material
palm leaf
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentK2.319

Metal piece with an open bracelet shape that is oval. Design consists of three sets of narrow horizontal bands crossing the vertical bands that run curvi-linear along the oval shape. Cire-perdue method of casting.

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