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ContainerK2.20 a-b

Round container (part a) with lid (part b). Simple geometric designs in horizontal bands around the outer surface, in shades of brown stain.

Culture
West African
Material
calabash fruit
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketK2.21

Natural colour, no decoration. Basket made of split root and split leaves. Twisted cord for hanging. Has a nutshell-like shape with ten wide warps and multiple thin wefts. Coiled rim has two wide bands underneath.

Culture
Gbari
Material
leaf and root
Made in
Izom, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskK2.3

Human face; bearded, waxed finish, carved in light-coloured wood.

Culture
Ibibio
Material
wood
Made in
Annang, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Decorated GourdK2.5

Semi-rounded, brown piece carved with a bird figure in the centre while the top and the bottom have a lizard. There are also geometric figures, borders, and panels.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
calabash fruit
Made in
Ilorin, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StrainerK2.6

Round, brown pottery piece with holes for draining. Has a rim. Object has been pieced back together.

Culture
West African
Material
clay
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureK2.7

Dull brown wood sculpture of a figure with three faces, one of which is typically at the front while the other two of which are angled from the sides of the main front face. All three heads are sharing a curved oval head piece. The figure has a large flat torso with slight breasts. The figure's left arm hangs loosely down the side while the right arm is bent at the elbow so that the hand is resting on the hip. Bent knees with slightly inward angled toes. On a base.

Culture
Igbo
Material
wood
Made in
Onitsha, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskK2.11

Mask of a young girl's face with a waxed finish. Some linear decoration. Light coloured wood. Looped string for hanging attached at the back with a tack.

Culture
Ibibio
Material
wood
Made in
Annang, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskK2.12

Black mask of a horned human head with red, yellow, and white geometric decorations.

Culture
Ibibio
Material
paint and wood
Made in
Ikot Ekpene, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskK2.13

Black mask of a horned human head with red, yellow, and white geometric decorations.

Culture
Ibibio
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Ikot Ekpene, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrumK2.14

Carved wood drum and pegs. Woven rope. Drum head is kept on by means of cane circlet and wooden pegs which keep it tight. Skin stretched over top. Drum tapers downward at the bottom.

Culture
Edo
Material
wood, palm leaf, stem ? and skin
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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