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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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Fertility FigureK2.37

Fertility figure (akuaba) with a flat, disc-shaped head. High oval forehead, curved upraised brows, oval eyes, a long vertical nose, a pair of horizontal upraised marks on each cheek, and a small mouth at the bottom of the face. Five rings are carved around the neck. The short horizontal rectangular arms are outstretched to the sides with fairly flat breasts below. The lower half of the body is cylindrical and ends with a base at the bottom. Red bead earrings and beaded necklace. String of yellow beads around the base. Polished black.

Culture
Asante
Material
wood, glass and fibre
Made in
Ghana
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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CombK2.28

Comb with wedge-shape finial handle, and four thick teeth, each that taper to a point. Four dark lines are across the comb horizontally.

Culture
West African
Material
wood
Made in
Liberia
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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OrnamentK2.71

Ornament made of wood with wopper wire bent into an undulating meander and inlaid into the surface in four bands on the curved outer surface.

Culture
West African
Material
wood and copper metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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