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Suspension HookIe398

Carved wooden basket hook consisting of a female figure with a long oval shaped face and a conical shape headdress that has a bird carved on the tip. The face has incised, tattoo-like detailing on the cheeks, a long nose, inlayed shell eyes and an open mouth exposing the teeth. The arms hang down to the knees which are slightly bent. The body is rounded; the genital area is exposed. The crescent shaped base has a stylized incised band designs that are incorporated into a central face that has inlaid shell eyes. Along the sides of the body is a rounded, triangular repeating design. The reverse is carved and decorated with various stylized designs. The wood is stained black.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, oil, charcoal, fibre and shell
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HookIe397 a-b

Carved wooden yipwon (hook figure). Downward pointed hook shaped in the form of a human figure (part a). The figure is wearing a triangular shaped, flat headdress. The eyes are inlayed with cowrie shells, the nose projects slightly with a hollow septum, the mouth is small and incised while the chin is long and pointed. The body of the figure consists of opposed hooks encircling a central protrusion and two upward facing hooks appearing like human ribs. The frame hooks or back of the figure curves in slightly then ends with one human leg with a small foot and carved toes. The hook is stained black. Covering part of the figure’s head is a cassowary feather wig (part b) with skin that has been has been pierced in two places and fibre strands tied through.

Culture
Arambak
Material
cowrie shell, cassowary feather, cassowary skin, wood and pigment
Made in
East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FluteIe386

Short bamboo section, bound with fibres and with fibre and feather rings at top and bottom. The stop is a kneeling man with a crested bird on his head. Both have cowrie eyes, the bird also has a row of fibre tassels on its back while the man has 1 in his nose. The bird also has a tuft of feathers on its cheek.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, fibre, bamboo grass, cassowary feather ?, pigment and cowrie shell
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FluteIe385

Bamboo pole bound with bamboo grass, covered with dark pigment, and divided by three rings of woven bamboo grass and dark feathers. The wooden stop forms a crocodile merging into a crested bird. Both have cowrie eyes; the bird also has a row of fibre tassels hanging from the back and a cheek mound with feathers, shells, and a fibre loop.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
pigment, cowrie shell, cassowary feather ?, fibre, wood and bamboo grass
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FluteIe384

Flute formed by a bamboo tube, split its whole length, held together with rings and lashings of bark and with a hole in the side near the stop. The wooden stop has a kneeling woman, with a bird on top of her head, and a human head upside down behind her legs with black cassowary feathers adorning it. Cowrie shells are inlaid into the eyes, the bird's neck, and the human foreheads. There is hair on the human heads and another fringe of cassowary feathers at the open end.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
bamboo grass, wood, cassowary feather, pigment, hair, cowrie shell and bark ?
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn CarvingAf402

Two figures representing a man and a woman. The man has bare feet, short pants, shirt, and pointed cap while holding a drumstick in each hand which touches the top of two conical drums with wide bases resting on the floor. Beside him, there is a woman with bare feet, a bare head, and a short dress. She is carrying a baby low on her back, and in her right hand she is holding a drumstick which touches a flat single membrane, basin-shaped drum which rests on the floor and has a carved human face on the front. Clothes, two drums, drum membrane, and sticks are light yellow-brown. The cap is light red-brown. Drum base, figures' limbs, and heads are dark brown. On a wood base.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
egun thorn, atum thorn, rice adhesive and wood
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn CarvingAf401

Two figures representing men with bare heads, and feet. Both are wearing short pants and shirts, and stand bent forward facing each other. One is holding a double-headed pressure hourglass drum under his left arm. A strip of black cloth with yellow stripes is attached to the drum and goes over the man's left arm. His right hand is holding a bent drum stick against one end of the drum. The other man is holding a flat triangular object like a folded cloth used by a dancer. Both figures are bowing slightly. Heads, limbs, body of drum, and drum stick are dark brown. Clothes, drum head, and folded clothes are light yellow-brown. On a wood base.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
rice adhesive, wood, egun thorn, atum thorn, stain and fibre
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn CarvingAf400

A figure representing a man wearing a loose fitting collarless shirt with elbow-length sleeves and knee-length trousers. Standing upright with a slightly bent head. He is playing a megaphone-shaped blown instrument with the mouth piece in his mouth and the body being held near the flaring end with both hands. The instrument has three holes in the centre of the upper surface. Figure's head and limbs are dark brown. Clothes and instrument are light yellow-brown. On a wood base.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
rice adhesive, wood, egun thorn and atum thorn
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn CarvingAf399

Figure representing a man wearing short pants, a short-sleeved tunic, and a cap while holding a calabash drum between his hands. Small chips resembling cowrie shells or beads are strung on the outside centre of the calabash. The neck of the calabash is being held in his right hand, and his left hand is against the bottom. Clothes and 'shells' are light yellow-brown. Drums, limbs, and head are dark brown. On a light brown wood base.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
stain, wood, rice adhesive, egun thorn and atum thorn
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn CarvingAf339

Rectangular shed with open front and plywood floor, half sidewalls, back wall, and roof. Outside of roof and walls are covered with variegated thorn shavings. Large upright posts at left and right front support sloping roof. Each post has a large carved, ritual human face suspended from the top. Inside, there are figures representing people. Three ritual human figures and two large carved ritual heads are leaning against the centre of the rear wall. Gun hangs above the left figure while two others lean against the inner sides of the front poles. Three ritual carved human heads are stacked inside the right front post and one rests on the rear of the right sidewall. Facing ritual figures, there is a sitting man with a long hair or a headdress, clothed, and hands extended. At his right, there is an animal with a rope around his neck. Behind him in a semi-circle, there are nine men with bare heads, forearms, and feet. They are wearing tunics and pants. They are facing the ritual figures. At the right rear, there is standing a drummer playing an hourglass drum. Clothes, parts of guns, animal, some ritual heads, parts of ritual figures, and drumhead are light yellow-brown. Human skin, heads, and parts of ritual figures are dark brown. Some carved heads are light red-brown.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
egun thorn, atum thorn, rice adhesive, stain and wood
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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