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RattleK2.38

A wood rattle that is hollow at either end with three clappers strung with fibre inside each end. The edges are scalloped. There is a face carved on either side, one is that of a man and the other is that of a girl with horizontal pig tails. Light tropical wood.

Culture
Efik
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
Abakaliki, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleK2.36

Hollow brown gourd with curved neck. Loose fibre net of grey seed beads all around produces sound when gourd is shaken. Side opening.

Culture
West African
Material
gourd fruit, fibre, shell ? and seed
Made in
Umuahia, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleK2.35

Hollow brown gourd with curved neck. Loose fibre net of grey seed beads on mostly lower portion produces sound when gourd is shaken. Side opening.

Culture
West African
Material
gourd fruit, shell ?, wool fibre ? and seed
Made in
Umuahia, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureK2.33

Simple dark black colour wood carving of a kneeling human figure with a container on its head. The heavily lidded rounded eyes are closed. There is a nose, a mouth, a neck, breasts, a navel, and thick thighs. The arms taper upward so that the hands are holding a flat oval container on its head.

Culture
Ibibio
Material
wood
Made in
Uyo, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Writing TabletK2.31

Writing tablet, or prayer board. A flat, rectangular wood piece with an half-circle handle at the top attached by an oval with a cut-out oval hole pierced in the middle. Smooth, worn wood. Arabic script painted on both surfaces in dark brown.

Culture
Nupe
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Bida, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonK2.30

Spoon that has a triangular-shaped piece on the end of the handle. The surface of the handle is decorated with incised geometrical designed. The bowl of the spoon is oval in shape.

Culture
Dibo
Material
wood
Made in
Gubi, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PipeK2.72

Pipe with a mouthpiece tube of wood at one end that then widens to form a cylindrical bowl. Rectangular piece protrudes from pipe tube where it bents into the bowl. Hollow centre. Outside appears to have been oiled.

Culture
Gbari
Material
wood
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AnkletK2.70

Anklet made of metal formed into a c shape and made to have the appearance of three wide rings with narrow rings between. The narrow rings have geometric designs and two of the adjacent wider rings are covered in cross-hatching. The remaining wider ring is ornamented with a slightly raised undulating design. At each end is a row of bosses, each with an indented line through the top.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
brass metal
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thumb PianoK2.60

Large gourd bowl with thick edges and a piece of wood inserted on top of which there are two holes. In the center are "piano strings" consisting of eight strips of metal.

Culture
Hausa
Material
gourd fruit, steel metal, copper metal and wood
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerK2.57 a-d

Series of objects (parts a to d) showing the manufacturing of Tandu ware. Part a are the fragments of a clay form of a bottle. Part b is a round form of raw hide shaped over a clay centre. Part d is a raw hide bottle. Part d is a raw hide bottle with strips of black hide with fur attached to the outside; the fur is separated by orange and green leather strips.

Culture
Hausa
Material
clay, rawhide skin and skin
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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