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Drumstick1373/48

Long light-brown coloured drumstick that curves at one end. Tip of stick is slightly tapered.

Culture
West African
Material
wood
Made in
Nigeria ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile1225/1

Textile consisting of a woven red strip with evenly spaced rows of nine eyelets. The ends are solid and unfinished.

Culture
West African
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile732/4

Textile made of two pieces of cotton sewn together and dyed with a repeated figure resembling a turtle surrounded by curved lines and a pattern of dots, all in light blue on a dark indigo background. The ends are folded over and sewn in place.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
cotton fibre and indigo dye
Made in
Abeokuta, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile732/3

Textile composed of two rectangles of fabric joined together and divided into squares of pattern grouped in sections of four rows and three columns. The lines are either parallel to each other or the two at the sides slanted inwards towards one end of the centre line. The pattern and dividing lines are in white to light blue on a dark indigo background. Bordered at two ends with a design composed of rows of small, rough circles. The fabric has a slightly shiny surface.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
cotton fibre and indigo dye
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Adire Cloth732/2

Adire cloth composed of three pieces of fabric sewn together to form a rectangular panel. Dyed dark blue with faint bands of geometric and abstract designs; finished with a border of small roughly circular bands at two ends.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
cotton fibre and indigo dye
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ornament1373/51

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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Ornament1373/49

Round, dome-shaped, white-brown carved object with a grey geometric pattern encompassing the border. Three grey carved lines run the circumference of the object, with an ovoid and star-shape radiating from the centre on 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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Ornament1373/30

Hollow, white-brown, dome-shaped object with carved designs, grey lines, and a small spike on the top. Circular and curved designs on the upper portion are deeply carved, creating negative space around them.

Culture
West African
Material
gourd fruit and graphite mineral
Made in
Nigeria ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn Carving668/1

Small wood figure with dark wood skin and light wood robe-garment. Holding a light wood object to brush away mulit-coloured wood chips on a rectangular base.

Culture
Yoruba ?
Material
thorn, wood and adhesive
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClothAf512

Rectangular cloth with dark indigo blue ground and light blue patterns divided into smaller rectangles by strips of thin parallel lines, repeated three wide by six long. Patterns alternate between birds with prickley greens, and other representational shapes. Two ends have a wide hem, one side has a narrow hem.

Culture
West African
Material
dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Nigeria ? or Sierra Leone ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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