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Gold Weight3123/69

Metal weight. Object is in the shape of two lizards crossing at the torso, creating a cross with pointed heads, thick necks and bent front legs protruding on two sides and curved tails and back legs on the others. Surface is textured with small oval groves.

Culture
Akan
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Weight3123/68

Metal weight. Object is the shape of a long blunt arrow, with a small handle emerging from wide end. Several lines are engraved across the surface on both sides, with small holes and lines bored through.

Culture
Akan
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Weight3123/67

Metal object is rectangular and curved. Inside a frame are six ridged 'x' shapes, three per side. At their centres, as well as along the frame, are protruding nobs in the shape of leaves or buds. A small loop is attached on the concave underside at centre.

Culture
Akan
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Weight3123/54

Metal weight. Object is square, very thin, with raised lines on the top surface in an asterisk shape.

Culture
Akan
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Miniature Mask3123/53

Miniature mask in bronze. Face is oblong in shape, wide at temples, narrowing toward chin. Face has heavily lidded eyes, almost closed but for a slight opening in the right eye cut through the metal to the back of the piece. Brows are arched. Nose is long, relatively flat, with protruding nostrils. Lips are rectangular in shape and also protrude, as does a braided moustache with rolled tips. A small mark sits on the cheek below the left eye. A headband sits across the forehead, behind which are several rows of braided hair, rolled at the front. Interior of mask is concave.

Culture
West African
Material
bronze metal
Made in
West Africa, Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bracelet3123/52

Bronze bracelet. Piece is slightly oblong in width, with curled ends at back opening, and three protruding circles at front with jingling noisemakers in their hollow centres. The top front is engraved with small loops and linear designs on the bracelet and an uneven pattern of dots on the protruding circles, which also appear on their back-side.

Culture
West African ?
Material
bronze metal
Made in
West Africa, Africa ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask3123/36

Bronze mask. Chin is pointed, with a small, protruding mouth showing several teeth. Small legs(?) emerge from the sides. Cheeks are hollow between a narrow nose and long, square ears, with large rimmed eyeholes above. Brow is heavy, with defined eyebrows. A snake slithers down the long rounded forehead between two large, flat, curving horns. The interior of the mask is hollow. Object is covered with green corrosion.

Culture
Senufo ?
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Cote d'Ivoire ? or Mali ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask3123/35

Bronze mask. Face is broad, with a wide mouth open to show a row of even upper teeth, chin covered by a full beard, rounded cheeks, and a wide nose with thin bridge. Small well defined ears protrude from the edges of the mask. Eyes are rimmed holes set far apart, below an inclined brow. A crown sits on the forehead, with three protruding cones to the front, and three wire triangles at top. Brow, nose and beard are embellished with a zigzag design. Interior of mask is concave. Object is covered with green corrosion.

Culture
Senufo ?
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Cote d'Ivoire ? or Mali ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lamp2990/838 a-b

Spanish style glass lamp with ovoid body, tubular spout, concave-ring base and vertical bands painted on in yellow and grey. Unbroken. Part b is the gilt bronze bell-shaped lid. Circle decorations at rim with hole in the interior and one suspension lug at middle of body. Lid is corroded and incomplete.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
glass, bronze metal and paint
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mace2990/786

Mace head. Perforated star mace made of bronze. Body has five chisel points and hole in the centre with rounded rim. Corroded but complete.

Culture
Inca and Chimu
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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