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Figure3055/5

Standing female figure (ibeji) on square base. Female figure stands upright, arms curved to connect with thighs. No opening between arms and body. Flat stomach below pointed breasts. Intricately carved face with open mouth, angular nose, and 3 ovals carved on each cheek, each with a line down the middle. Small squares across the middle of each eye. Ears are flattened against head. Tall headdress consists of 4 sections split by vertical bands. Each section is decorated with 2 bands of horizontal lines, 3 on the bottom and 2 on the top.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
wood
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3055/4

Standing wood figure (ibeji) on circular base. Wide shouldered male stands upright, arms curved to connect with thighs. Long fingers with nails are carved on each hand. Wide shoulders and thin stomach are smooth, with only belly button protruding. Phallus between legs. Long flat feet are carved with long toes. Minimally carved face has small holes for eyes, and indents for nose and mouth. Ears are flattened against side of head. Porous headdress is carved with vertical lines. Back is angular with protruding rounded buttocks. Figure is wearing a necklace with half white and half green beads around two red beads.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
wood, fibre and clay
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3055/3

Standing wood figure (ibeji) of a male; arms curve to connect with thighs. Long fingers with nails are carved on each hand. Slightly protruding stomach and chest are smooth without any decoration, as is back. Phallus protrudes from mid-section. Angular foot is carved with horizontal lines. Face is highly stylized with open mouth showing square teeth, 3 vertical lines on each cheek, angular nose, long ears flattened against head, and open eyes with metals studs for pupils. Figure is wearing a necklace strung with mostly blue, white and red beads. Central beads are white and yellow and black and yellow. Headdress tapered to thin point above head and is carved with diagonal lines and triangles. Rounded triangle drops over forehead.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
wood, clay, fibre and metal
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drum3123/30 a-b

Rattle drum with beater. Drum is constructed of a wooden core with a long thin centre that widens on both ends, where they are covered with stretched skin. The drum skins are attached to a rounded wooden rim by thick thread. Dozens of twisted strands of hide stretch between the two rims, partially hiding the wooden core. A leather strap is tied to a strand on one side, and a woven rope is attached to one rim by a thong of hide on the side opposite. Inside the wooden core are small dark brown seeds that create a rattling sound when the drum is moved. Part b is a beater carved from a single piece of wood, with a handle that narrows as it reaches a bend at top that culminates in a cone shape that is used to hit the drum.

Culture
West African
Material
wood, skin, wool fibre and seed
Made in
Nigeria ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress3123/29 a-i

Horned cap-like headdress. Helmet (part a) is made of half a rounded gourd, with rows of cowrie shells evenly sewn on in concentric circles, nearly covering the outer surface. Two long, curving horns, heavily ridged, emerge from the top of the headdress, tips pointing inward toward each other. (One horn--part b--can be removed.) From the rim of the gourd hangs a chin strap of braided tan and black leather with a leather tassel painted with black lines attached at centre along side a long, thin strap of leather covered on one side with cowrie shells, ending in a similar tassel . Parts 'c' through 'i' are similar strips that are detached from the headdress.

Culture
West African
Material
gourd fruit, cowrie shell, antelope horn ?, skin and cotton fibre
Made in
Nigeria ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Game Board3123/12

Mancala board game. Object is made out of a single piece of wood, with a deeply carved face and head and a long cylindrical neck protruding from one side and serving as a handle. Game board is rectangular, long and narrow, with two lines of six large, deep round hollows carved side by side along the length. One edge is carved with lined V-shapes, while the other is decorated with lined quarter-moon shapes. The board is elevated by four thick legs at each corner.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
wood
Made in
Nigeria ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3055/2

Standing wood figure (ibeji) on flat round platform. Tapered oval head with flat chin, carved hair, and smooth rounded features, with carved lines on each cheek. Ears and buttocks are pointed. Phallus protrudes from the waist. Rounded stomach with carved triangle decorations. Arms are connected to the body forming an oval. Decorated with beaded red and white belt and beaded brown necklace.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
wood, paint, fibre, glass and bone ?
Made in
Nigeria ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3055/16

Wooden ikenga figure. The figure sits on a rounded base with two small carved triangular wedges on either side of the body. The figure’s body is a rectangular shape with stylized, squared arms branching out from the base of the head in v-shapes to attach to the base. There are two small square sections of raised wood either side where the body meets the head. The head is elliptical in shape, narrow and flattened. The face of the figure extends over the front arm and has slanting eyes carved on the sides of the head, rounded lips and nose, and a sloping, high forehead. The back of the head extends outwards over the back arm and is decorated with a spiral design. The top of the head is adorned with four connected cylindrically carved shapes with incised cross-hatching on the ends, and two large curved horns. The horns are curved at the top and have a hollow interior, while the bottom horns curve outwards from the body and are narrower and solid.

Culture
Igbo
Material
wood
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3055/15

Wooden ikenga figure. The figure has a conical base with a cylindrical torso. The torso/body is decorated with incised zigzag lines and raised sections of wood with grooves around the edges of the midsection. The figure’s neck is long and wrapped at the base with a thin, degraded strip of woven fabric which is knotted at the back of the neck. The figure’s head is rounded in the back but with a triangularly shaped face including a pointy, beaked nose and sharply pointed small chin and lips. The eyes are stylized slits on the edges of the face, and attached to the sides of the head are two large, curved horns. The horns are v-shaped and point backwards away from the face. There is a large crack in the figure extending from the neck to the base on the left side.

Culture
Igbo
Material
wood and plant fibre
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3055/13

Carved, wooden ikenga figure. The figure has two conical-shaped, short legs that attach to a body consisting of two conically carved shapes without points (frustums) which taper inwards to join a central, larger cylinder. The two outer sections are incised with linear grooves, while the central section is carved with two triangular and two rectangular shapes in-filled with small, carved divots. The figure’s neck is long and rounded. The figure’s face is long with a pointed, flat-bottomed chin, small mouth, large flat nose and large, deeply carved eyes. The high forehead is slopping and angular. Extending directly upwards from the back of the head are two pointed, large horns running parallel to each other.

Culture
Igbo
Material
wood
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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