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LadleK2.268

Spoon carved from one piece of wood with a shallow bowl that has a pointed tip, a handle with a roughly circular tip, and designs in poker work featuring bands on the handle where it meets the bowl and a triangular shape at the bowl tip as well as two lines that border the bowl rim.

Culture
Hausa
Material
wood
Made in
Giwa, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonK2.265

Spoon made from one half of a gourd with poker work designs applied to the inner surfaces. Several lines are burnt into the handle edges, the tip of the handle is blackened, and the edges of the bowl are blackened with a series of lines at the front centre of the bowl edge. A symmetrical design consisting of two v shapes and two crescent shapes joined by a darkened area decorates the inner bowl and an x shape ornaments the bowl where it tapers to a handle. The inner handle is decorated with two lines tha run lengthwise.

Culture
Hausa
Material
gourd fruit
Made in
Giwa, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RingK2.54

Ring composed of a length of twisted iron wire, square in cross-section.

Culture
Hausa
Material
iron metal
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentK2.47

Ornament composed of twisted bands of copper and iron bent into a c shape with knobs at the ends.

Culture
Hausa
Material
copper metal and iron metal
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LampK2.271

Plain evaporated milk tin lamp made of odd bits of tin and bottle cap. The body is cylindrical in shape with a small funnel and wick holder soldered into place at either side. The body has remnants of an old paper label.

Culture
Hausa
Material
tin metal, paper and paint
Made in
Zaria, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PanelAf593

Carved wooden panel. Horizontally rectangular brown wood carved with two scenes separated by a tree. The left scene has two elaborately dressed men with the one on the left side holding a downward pointing lizard by the neck in each hand while the one on the right side is holding a sword in front of him. The right scene has a similar man holding a sword in front of him on the left side while another man is being tortured by several others as he is held horizontally with a rope around his neck and a club above his head.

Culture
Nigerian
Material
wood
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PanelAf595

Carved wooden panel. Horizontally rectangular brown wood panel with three scenes separated by a tree. The left scene has a man sitting above a horse(?) while a monkey yawns before him and a bird watches above. The middle scene has a spotted animal with its forepaws on a striped animal while a monkey covers his mouth with his forepaws and a bird is reaching for some food in the tree above. The right scene has a man climbing a tree to get food while a hunter returns with his kill with a large animal above him and a smaller man following behind him.

Culture
Nigerian
Material
wood
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PanelAf592

Carved wooden panel. Horizontally rectangular brown panel with three scenes separated by a column. The left scene has two men on the left side fighting a serpent-like creature. The middle scene has a small man holding a curved object to his mouth while he stands next to a larger man who is elaborately dressed with a helmet and holding weapons. The right scene has a man wearing a hat, a necklace, and a robe while holding a staff and a torch, who is being fanned by another man on one side, while a shorter man is at his other side.

Culture
Nigerian
Material
wood
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureAf591

Alusi figure. Standing male with arms slightly raised at sides, while the hands point outward with the palms up. Blackened slits are carved vertically across the forehead and along the cheek side ridges. Ears have protruding centres. Has a large naval that protrudes into a point. From the naval and up along the chest, there is a narrow oval that has arrow carvings within.

Culture
Igbo
Material
wood
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse1506/4

White, sleeveless shirt with brown embroidery and wide bottom hem. The shirt is made with a tightly pleated upper portion and a looser pleated lower portion, creating the wide bottom hem. The shirt has a brown, linear embroidered neck hole. There are two belly pockets with embroidered access slits. Surrounding the slits are nine embroidered squares with interlocking rings. There is black and white diagonal striped lining around the inside edges of the hem and sleeves. On the back there is a large embroidered square with interlocking rings and trailing ribbons.

Culture
West African
Material
cotton fibre and silk fibre ?
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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