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RopeK2.275

Rope composed of twined dun palm leaf.

Culture
Hausa
Material
dun palm leaf
Made in
Zaria, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagK2.274

Bag composed of two pockets with rounded sides and a flat top. Two pieces of leather extend up beyond the top of the bag to form the base for a handle of twined leather. The leather is dyed red and painted with black carbon ink in geometric patterns. There are four rings of leather in red, green and yellow securing the bases of the handle.

Culture
Hausa
Material
leather skin, dye and ink
Made in
Zaria, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SickleK2.273

Sickle with a curved blade that attaches to the rough wooden handle with a ferrule and secured via a spike bent into a hole in the handle. The handle is still covered in bark in some areas, and is roughly circular in cross-section.

Culture
Hausa
Material
wood and metal
Made in
Zaria, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KnifeK2.272

Jack-knife with a forged blade that has a straight cutting edge and a tip that tapers at an angle. The blade is hinged to the wooden handle, which is oval in cross-section, with a metal ferrule.

Culture
Hausa
Material
wood and metal
Made in
Zaria, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile3343/5

Rectangular tie-dye cloth with dark brown, yellow and orange designs. Repeating V shapes, pointing towards the left side, across entire length of textile. V’s span from top to bottom edges. Pattern outlined in gold and alternate between dark brown and orange V's. Dark brown crumple designs throughout the V pattern. Left and right sides are unhemmed.

Culture
West African
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile3343/6

Rectangular cotton cloth with light blue, dark green, orange and olive green designs printed on it. Dark brown bands with vertical light blue stripes border the top and bottom edges. Background of main portion of cloth is maroon with light blue vines spread throughout. Across the entire length of the textile are columns of alternating dark orange and dark green circles with olive coloured leaf-like shapes in between them. All of the circles have two semi-circles and two pointed ovals inside of them, done in white. Each circle and leaf-shape is outlined in light blue. The outlines are a mix of lines and dots. Between the circles, light blue suns are printed. Pink string attached to top edge, close to right side. Manufacturer’s mark printed in five places along bottom edge. Left and right sides are unhemmed.

Culture
West African
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt3343/2

White cotton wrap skirt. Design of small black elephants, with yellow outlines, printed in horizontal rows across front and back. Light and dark blue streaks in background. Top of cloth has white band with blue streaks and then a stripe of dark blue and a stripe of light blue. Same band and stripe pattern reversed along bottom edge. Cloth hemmed on sides.

Culture
West African
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile3343/4

Rectangular tie-dye cloth with brown and yellow designs. Cloth has dark brown background with two large, dark yellow diamond outlines on left and right sides. Both outlines span from the top to bottom edges. Inside each outline is a smaller light yellow diamond. Light brown and light yellow crumple patterns surrounding diamond outlines. Left and right sides are unhemmed.

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