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SpoonA2459

Spoon carved from one piece of black mountain goat horn with a humanoid face inlaid with brown glass (?) carved at the junction of the bowl and handle. The handle is carved with transverse parallel lines.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
mountain goat horn and glass ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonA2458

Shallow oval bowl of mountain sheep horn joined with rivets to handle of mountain goat horn. Handle carved from tip down with: killer whale; human ?; bear; human ?; and whale.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
mountain sheep horn, iron metal and mountain goat horn
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureAf497

Standing wood female figure (ibeji) on oval base. Figure has a long trunk and arms on short stocky legs. Arms are at the sides. Has protruding stomach, breasts, and buttocks. Large head with facial features in relief of large protruding eyes having incised eyelids and eight incised notches on each cheek with three at the forehead. Tall pointed four-sided headdress with knob at top is patterned with incised lines. Recesses filled with indigo dye. Large pierced ears placed far back on the head. Earring of strung horn beads and one jasper. Arm on the right has brass bracelet with spiral incising. Two strings of dark horn beads at waist. Necklace of elongated blue beads with one red jasper bead. Incising at back of head, spine, and stomach. Carved wood piece with dark brown patina and red camwood in areas.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
wood, jasper mineral, stone, horn, brass metal, cotton fibre, indigo pigment and camwood pigment
Made in
Oyo, Nigeria ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CupAe67

Horn cup with a spout. Rim and spout are uneven with a hole in the spout. Upper, outer surface is rough and wrinkled. There is a roughly incised ring near the pointed tip. Interior striations and unpolished. Exterior is polished.

Culture
Central African
Material
horn
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CupAe66

Horn drinking cup with an indented rim and two bead-like forms carved at the base. Natural bone colours.

Culture
Central African
Material
horn
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LadleA2457

A ladle with the bowl rounded, narrowing and curving at almost a right angle to the handle. Mountain sheep horn bowl is riveted to mountain goat horn handle. The handle is carved from the tip with the following: a chief in a three-ringed hat, a raven, and a bear. Handle is inlaid with abalone shell, most of which are for the eyes.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
mountain goat horn, metal, abalone shell and mountain sheep horn
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LadleA2455

Bowl approximately round; hollow handle follows natural curve of horn and darkens in colour at tip. Designs from tip down: raven; bear; bird. Eyes of bird, and bear, and back of bird, inlaid with mother-of-pearl.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
mother of pearl shell and cow horn
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LadleA2454

Bowl approximately round; handle follows natural curve of horn, darkens in colour toward the tip. Carving from tip down on hollow handle: raven; bird; bear; and bird.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cow horn
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlA2447

Slightly elongated rectangle with an animal's head carved at either end. These heads may be used as handles. The design of the body of the animals is carried on the outside of the dish by incised lines; they appear to delineate wolves.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
mountain sheep horn
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Heddle PulleyAf492

Dark brown wood piece, half of which is u-shaped. The other half is woman's neck and head with hair pulled up into elaborate crest coiffure down centre of head from front to back. The crest has one pierced hole. Facial features are carved in relief. The hair texture is incised lines. Geometric patterns cover neck and u structure. A split through centre of piece is held together by horizontal iron rod nailed through middle of wood. A bone roller, worn down in centre, is attached at a perpendicular angle between the two stems of u structure on an iron rod; stems pierced by it.

Culture
Baule
Material
wood, horn and iron metal
Made in
Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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