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Headband3097/19

Brightly coloured patterned headband with beaded edges and long twisted ties at each end. The surface of the headband is off-white with multicoloured patterns, with two horizontal strips of purple, blue, off-white, and green along the top and bottom edges. These strips are patterned with a complex zigzag shape with diamonds in between the corners. The main pattern of the surface is in a wide horizontal band of red, purple, pink, and green stripes in the centre with animal, bird, triangle, and diamond motifs in off-white. The right end of the headband is made up of rows of multicoloured tubular twists of fibre, with alternating colours across the rows and three columns. The edges of the headband are made up of small white beaded loops, and clear beaded loops on the right edge and along the bottom of the tubular loop panel. The twisted ties are thin flat woven strips, with a white diamond pattern filled with green along the centre. The ground of the tie on the right is red, the left is pink. On the end of each tie there are three small loops of beading at the base of two long tubular beads with three more small loops of beading and a worn Republica de Bolivia coin at each end of the long beads. The beaded loops on the left side are red, pink, and yellow at the base and blue at the ends of clear tubular beads, with one large coin and one much smaller coin. The beaded loops on the right side are clear at the base and red and clear at the ends of blue tubular beads, with two similar sized coins.

Culture
Quechua and Aymara
Material
wool fibre, dye, glass and metal
Made in
Bolivia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Weight3595/38

Two human figures standing on a rectangular base. The base has slightly uneven edges. The figures are positioned so one is standing in front of the other. The front figure is holding a drum-like object on their head. The other figure is holding two long, L-shaped sticks in each hand, raising them to touch the drum skin. Both figures have oval-shaped heads and vertical lines on their backs. Both figures are wearing loincloth-like garments.

Culture
Akan
Material
metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Weight3595/37

Human figure standing on a pentagonal (or octagonal ?) base. A cage-like object is balanced on the figure's head. There is a pipe-like object in the figure's mouth; the end of this object connects to the top of a staff that the figure is holding in their right hand. The figure has bags slung over both shoulders and appears to be holding a long shotgun in their left hand. The figure has an oval-shaped head and appears to be wearing a loincloth-like garment.

Culture
Akan
Material
metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Weight3595/32

Standing human figure on an octagonal base. The figure has breasts and appears to be wearing a loincloth-like garment and a necklace. The figure's arms are curved downward and they are holding a jug-like object in their hands. On the back of the figure is a smaller humanoid figure (likely a child), secured with some kind of fabric.

Culture
Akan
Material
metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Weight3595/30

Standing human figure on a square base. The figure's arms are raised above their head, and they are holding a jug-like object on top of their head. The figure has an oval-shaped head and is wearing a loincloth-like garment.

Culture
Akan
Material
metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Anklet3595/25

Strand of pink beads with a gold-coloured button on one end. Extending from the pink strand are four beaded squares composed of blue and black horizontal stripes. These squares are bordered by white beads along the left and right edges. Three of the squares have varying amounts of red beads on the bottom edge. One square has a single green bead among the other red beads.

Culture
Zulu
Material
skin, glass, fibre and metal
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace3595/21

Beaded necklace with leather fringe and a square piece of fabric. This fabric is decorated with white buttons (which are positioned in a T shape) and blue, red, yellow, black, and white beads. Two strands of beads extend down from each of the bottom corners of the fabric. The beaded strands on the viewer's left side (with the fabric square on top and leather fringe on bottom) form a loop at the bottom, which fastens to a metal button on the top left corner of the leather.

Culture
Zulu
Material
glass, fibre, skin and metal
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot3595/19 a-b

Pot (part a) with lid (part b). The pot is decorated with incised geometric patterns. Three two-headed lizard-like animals, or six lizard-like animals crossed over each other, are equally spread out across the centre of the pot. 22 metal strands extend down from the bottom of the pot and curve to connect with a circular piece of metal, forming a base for the pot. Two of these metal pieces are thicker than the rest and are decorated with incised patterns. The lid depicts a large frog-like animal and a small, but long, snake-like animal with their mouths connected. Two nail-like shapes stick out of the lid on either side of the animals.

Culture
Asante
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Kumasi, Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bracelet3595/18

U-shaped metal bracelet with ends that curve upwards and point toward each other. The u-shaped section is smooth, while the curved ends are decorated with raised lines and dots of various sizes. One end has a hole bored through it; the bulbous tip of this end is detachable.

Culture
Edo ?
Material
metal
Made in
Benin City, Edo, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3595/10 a-c

Tall wooden figure (part a) standing on a circular base; the figure's arms are detached (parts b and c). Figure is wearing a beige police uniform with a black peaked cap and black boots. The uniform has a black belt, black cross-body strap, and two brown, green, and orange metal rectangles on the chest. Two metal buttons are below these rectangles, and three more buttons are on the centre of the figure's chest. There is also a button on the figure's cap. Four nails surround the figure's left shoulder. The figure's right arm (part b) originally extended down, next to the body, with the right hand open. The figure's left arm (part c) originally extended straight out from the body, with the left hand pointing.

Culture
Makonde
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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