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Spear3522/97

Spear with a leaf-shaped head and cylindrical wooden shaft. The spearhead is flat; socket extends from head and wraps around top of shaft. Socket completely covers shaft on front and has triangular opening at back; riveted to shaft on front. Spear is undecorated.

Culture
Krahn
Material
wood and metal
Made in
Liberia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spoon3522/44

Large wooden spoon with carved and metal decorations. Spoon is painted dark blue and has a deep bowl; alternating dots and vertical lines carved along edges of bowl. The neck has incised geometric and linear motifs across the front and back; handle consists of two sitting birds, bellies facing one another. They have short tails, wings carved in relief and long necks; heads are tilted up. Additional silver pin decorations across spoon. On the handle and neck, the pins highlight the existing designs. On the base of bowl, the pins form an arrow motif inside of an oval.

Culture
Krahn
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
Liberia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask3522/38

Wooden humanoid mask with a narrow face that tapers at the chin. Mask has a pronounced brow with alternating triangles carved in relief along its length; nose ridge protrudes from underside of brow. Curved metal sheeting above triangular eye holes, imitating eyelids; thin triangle-shaped cheeks extend from either side of the mask. Large nose has two small holes drilled into the base, overtop a protruding upper lip. Teeth are carved in relief along top and bottom edges of mouth opening; raised triangular tongue carved on bottom of mouth. Jaw is attached to mask with plant fibre ties. Sides and top of mask are flat, chin is rounded and mask interior is hollow. Holes drilled all around back edge.

Culture
Dan and Krahn
Material
wood, metal and plant fibre
Made in
Liberia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear3522/96

Spear with a leaf-shaped head and cylindrical wooden shaft. The spearhead is flat. Socket extends from head and wraps around top of shaft; small hole drilled into head where it transitions into socket. Socket completely covers shaft on front and has a triangular opening at back; secured with two nails. The nail heads are visible on the front, shank and tip are bent against shaft on back. Shaft is stained(?); rest is undecorated.

Culture
Krahn
Material
wood, metal and stain ?
Made in
Liberia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bracelet3522/93

Hollow circular bracelet with small opening at back; made of brass. Wide band, done in relief, runs through middle of bracelet, along exterior; interior is undecorated. Rows of dots imprinted above band and diagonal lines incised below. Two holes are drilled into the exterior of the bracelet, towards the front and on the back.

Culture
Krahn
Material
brass metal
Made in
Liberia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shirt3531/1

Long-sleeved shirt with a patch pocket on chest. Shirt secures at the front with four snap buttons; cuffs have one snap button. Buttons have stars engraved and embossed across them. The shirt is white with an alternating blue and purple stripe design throughout. Front opening, centre back seam, arm seams and pocket opening are decorated with wide striped bands; done in dark red, green, black, purple, dark blue, light blue, and white. A row of triangles, decorated with an identical stripe pattern, covers the back yoke seam. Collar and cuffs are heavily embroidered with geometric motifs; done in green, blue, purple and red, with black, yellow and pink highlights throughout.

Culture
Maya
Material
cotton fibre, metal and dye
Made in
Todos Santos, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Crown3435/2 a-b

Crown completely covered in yellow beads, with long strands hanging from bottom edge (part a). Crown is conical in shape with a circular pedestal on top. Bird figure sits on top centre of it and is detachable (part b). Body of crown covered in two rows of protruding bird figures. All have large white eyes, tips of tails painted white. On front and back, along bottom edge, are faces with oval-shaped eyes, long noses, and open oval-shaped mouths. All facial features extend outward. Crown has a padded interior, covered with white painted paper mache.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
plastic, cotton fibre, metal, paint, paper and adhesive
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Crown3435/1 a-b

Crown completely covered in white and black beads, with long strands hanging from bottom edge (part a). Crown is conical in shape with a circular pedestal on top. Bird figure sits on top centre of it and is detachable (part b). Body of crown decorated with wide black and white stripes, pedestal decorated with identical thinner stripes. Overtop stripes on main body, there are two rows of protruding bird figures. All birds are white, wings decorated with black stripes. On front and back of crown are black beaded faces, with oval-shaped eyes, long noses and circular open mouths. Features of faces are done in white and extend outward. Crown has a padded interior, covered with unbleached cotton.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
plastic, cotton fibre and metal
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Doll3513/1

Cloth doll with embroidered facial features. She is wearing a belted black dress and pants. Doll has a beaded headdress and multi-strand necklace; necklace is done in yellow and orange. The headdress consists of a ring and long woven train covered in horizontal bands made up of beads, buttons and bells; twisted fringe along bottom edge. Bells are silver, buttons are white and beads are done in orange, white, yellow, dark blue, pink, light green, and silver. Band designs consist of alternating vertical stripes, chevrons and plain horizontal stripes. Collar, cuffs and bottom edge of dress are decorated with yarn geometric designs; done in orange, yellow, light blue, pink, and white. Additional wavy silver ribbon trims bottom edge of dress. Opening of pants are bordered with wide green ribbons with heart-like designs throughout; ribbon trimmed in orange yarn, designs done in silver. Doll is attached to a wooden base.

Culture
Kalash
Material
cotton fibre, wool fibre, synthetic fibre, glass, plastic, metal and wood
Made in
Pakistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Axe3512/45

Bahumbukushu axe with a wooden shaft. Base is flat; top has a blackened, rounded cylindrical knob that extends backward. Triangular metal blade protrudes from front of knob, with tang inserted through centre. Small triangular depression on bottom centre of blade, towards knob; point of tang extends from back of knob. Blade is angled downward, knob is angled upward.

Culture
Hambukushu
Material
wood and metal
Made in
Etsha, North West, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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