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Ornament1373/31

Round, dome-shaped, white-brown carved object with a grey geometric pattern encompassing the border. Five rings of alternating grey and uncoloured lines are carved around the circumference, with the final ring enclosing an orange-coloured circle covering the top of the dome.

Culture
West African
Material
gourd fruit and graphite mineral
Made in
Nigeria ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ornament1373/24

Round, dome-shaped, white-brown carved object with a grey geometric pattern encompassing the border. Five rings of alternating grey and uncoloured lines are carved around the circumference, with the final ring enclosing an orange-coloured circle covering the top of the dome.

Culture
West African
Material
gourd fruit and graphite mineral
Made in
Nigeria ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Stencil732/1

Rectangular-shaped grey coloured tin stencil with dotted cut-out cross-hatching design. In between cross-hatching are alternating rows of cut-out designs depicting flowers and umbrellas. Two of the four sides of the piece have solid tin edges. The longer tin side has a central cut-out hole. The front side of the stencil is smooth and the reverse is slightly raised.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
tin metal
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure1373/68

Standing wood figure (ibeji) of a woman with a large conical shaped headdress, with grooves along the sides of her face. Large breasts pointed downward at an angle. Arms to her sides. Large flat square feet on oval base. Wearing pelvic garment.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
wood
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure1373/67

Standing wood figure (ibeji) of a male with a conical headdress and three grooved marks on his cheeks. His hands are at his sides, and there is a belly button above his lower garment. He has large feet on a circular base placed on a square base.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
wood
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Staff771/48

Carved wooden staff of three figures standing atop one another with a conical hat at the top and a rattle at the bottom.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
wood
Made in
Nigeria ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress921/7

A piece with a curved neck that has a head with a beak at the top and a circular base with coiled skin going through around which a string is tied that ties at the other end to the middle of the neck. Skin is stitched over the enitre piece except the beak.

Culture
Ekoi
Material
skin, bone, beak, wood and fibre
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure921/3

A tall cylindrical wood carving of double-sided back-to-back figures, one of which has a tall pointed conical metal hat underneath which the other figure stands. Underneath both figures there is a head carved upside down and a flat hat base below.

Culture
Tiv
Material
wood and metal
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drumstick1373/66 b

Wood stick which curves around at one end where there is a little knob.

Culture
West African
Material
wood
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drum1373/66 a

Flat circular drum having a clay base overlaid with skin attached by wood sticks sticking out of the holes at angles.

Culture
West African
Material
skin, fibre and clay
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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