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MaskK2.419

Mask depicting a stylized serene woman's face with a ridged brow, slits for eyes, a nose with a squared end, and protruding lips with metal teeth.

Culture
Dan
Material
wood, metal and paint ?
Made in
Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskK2.417

Wood mask with a brass sheet metal covering that has a pattern of repousse dots partly covering the mask. Incised lines on the wood forehead in a wide, horizontal zig zag band. Has horizontal, rectangular cut out eyes and a small mouth. Dangling from the forehead, there are three equally spaced long metal decorations, each with a red tassel. Flat, horizontal, rectangular protrusion on top of the head that has an incised upward pointing triangle in the middle.

Culture
Marka
Material
wood, brass metal and fibre
Made in
Segou, Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AxeK2.413

A plain, orange-grey stone that has an oblong rectangular shape with both sides rounded while all ends taper at an angle, one end being flat and vertically semi-oval in shape to create an edge at that end which is more flared than the other end which has a similar but smaller effect.

Culture
West African
Material
stone
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NetK2.412

Roughly circular open weave net. Net is lashed to a bent wood frame.

Culture
West African
Material
fibre and wood
Made in
Liberia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrumK2.410

Drum with wood hourglass form. Skin stretched over top and bottom. Strings for tension.

Culture
West African
Material
wood, skin and fibre
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Musical InstrumentK2.409 a-d

A large object (part a) with a long wood band across two-thirds of the way down a wood arched frame. Above the long wood band, there are fourteen flat rectangular wood pieces lying perpendicular to the long wood band but parallel in association with each other and tied together with skin and string. Below the long wood band, there are ten gourds decreasing in size all in a row. (Gourds and plaques tied and resinated together.) There are two sticks (parts b-c). The largest gourd (part d) is loose.

Culture
West African
Material
wood, fibre, gourd fruit and resin
Made in
West Africa, Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SwordK2.408 a-b

A metal sword with a beaten metal blade (part a) which has a fuller that has three ridges, of which the central ridge extends longer than the outer ones. There are two crescent moon shapes near the middle of the blade on each side. Floral decorations beaten on hilt which has a pommel, grip, and cross-guard. The sheath (part b) is sewn and embossed with a geometric pattern cut on sheath leather which is dyed ochre red and pale green. Cotton thread gird with huge tassels in red, green, and yellow.

Culture
Nupe
Material
brass metal, steel metal, leather skin and cotton fibre
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearK2.407

Spear with wooden shaft covered in bands of dyed red leather at the ends, each with a raised band at either end and a band of grass (?) woven through slits in the leather to form a diagonal pattern, and a centre section covered in off-white skin. The spear has a spade-shaped metal tip with a border of indented semi-circles along the edges of the blade, and incised lines at the base of the blade. The butt end is composed of a conical piece of metal.

Culture
Malinke
Material
wood, leather skin, iron metal, dye, fibre and grass ?
Made in
Sierra Leone
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressK2.405

Antelope headdress carved from wood. The figure has long curving horns incised with spiraling lines, an elongated and pointed stylized head incised with diagonal lines, triangular indents and holes, the neck is formed by concentric arches joined by diagonal supports with an outer edge of curved and pointed stylized hair, and the tail is short with a blunted tip. The figure stands on a rectangular base.

Culture
Bamana
Material
wood and stain
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceK2.404

Necklace composed of a disc-shaped pendant on a string of lozenge-shaped beads alternating with circles of twined grass with two spherical beads next to the pendant. The pendant is formed from grass stuck into beeswax with protruding twined strands at the centre and two bands of neatly twined strands.

Culture
West African
Material
grass, bee wax and fibre
Made in
Timbuktu, Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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