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SpoonH2.96 a-c

Three gourd fruit spoons with oval shaped bowls that have a different simple linear design inside each. The first piece (part a) is the smallest, the second piece (part b) is the longest, and the third piece (part c) is the widest.

Culture
Surinamese
Material
gourd fruit
Made in
Suriname
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerB38 a-bb

Red-brown gourd (part a) that has a spiral pattern burned black on brown. Carved cap with a woven cover is attached to the gourd by a piece of string through the cap which is then secured to the side of the gourd by a yellow bead. Twenty-seven dart covers (parts b-bb) made of carved pith are inside the gourd.

Culture
Kayan
Material
bone ?, fibre, wood and gourd fruit
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BrushN2.995

Bronze hook for hanging and bronze rim. Six characters in red and gold lacquer on gourd handle; grass is held together by two coiled bands of string.

Culture
Japanese
Material
bronze metal, lacquer, grass and gourd fruit
Made in
Japan
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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SpoonK2.333

Spoon carved from a halved gourd with poker-work leaf designs on the outer side of the spoon bowl and sets of two lines running across the handle.

Culture
Hausa
Material
gourd fruit
Made in
Burkina Faso
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonK2.267

Spoon made from half a gourd with poker work designs applied to the inner surfaces. The rim of the spoon is blackened from bowl to handle and two lines extend from the tip of the handle to the neck of the bowl with a zigzag line between them.

Culture
Hausa
Material
gourd fruit
Made in
Giwa, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonK2.266

Spoon made from half a gourd with poker work designs applied to the inner surfaces. The rim of the spoon is blackened from bowl to handle and two lines extend from the tip of the handle to the neck of the bowl.

Culture
Hausa
Material
gourd fruit
Made in
Giwa, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonK2.264

Spoon made from half a gourd with poker work designs applied to the inner surfaces. The rim of the bowl is blackened with a series of lines and zigzags on the handle, two hooked lines that extend from the handle into the bowl, and one brush line on the inside of the spoon bowl.

Culture
Hausa
Material
gourd fruit
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerK2.243

Round, red-brown gourd container with a flaring mouth. Design consists of six panels with incised horizongtal line patterns that include zig zags and cross hatching with a z form below. Mouth has a central horizontal zig zag line surrounded by a pair of black lines above and below. Lines are painted black. Neck is black. Has a skin strap around the neck.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
gourd fruit, leather skin and paint
Made in
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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