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ArrowAa175 a-b

An arrow with a shaft (part a) made of rounded light brown wood. There is a small lance-olate-shaped iron arrow point (part b). A dried leaf fits through a slit at the end of the shaft. The arrow has an incised zigzag line(?) on one side.

Culture
Mbuti
Material
wood, iron metal and leaf
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowAa174 a-b

An arrow with a shaft (part a) made of rounded light brown wood. There is a small lance-olate-shaped iron arrow point (part b) that has an incised line down the middle on both sides. A dried leaf fits through a slit at the end of the shaft.

Culture
Mbuti
Material
wood, iron metal and leaf
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn CarvingAf415

A representation of a rectangular church with six rounded arched windows, a rounded door, and a cross at either end of the pitched roof. The roof is covered with variegated shavings. The interior is furnished with three benches, a lectern, and a table. The standing figure is in an ankle length robe and is in front of a book on the lectern. There are six sitting figures, two to each bench, wearing short-sleeved shirts and shorts. The sides, and the front of the church, and the benches are yellow-brown. The figures, bench supports, and crosses are dark brown. Clothing and book are light yellow-brown.

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 CarvingAf384

Figure representing a man sitting on a circular stool with his legs extended under a square table eating from a round bowl. He is wearing a sleeveless shirt and knee-length trousers. Limbs, head, and bowl are dark brown. Food is light red-brown. Shirt and trousers are light yellow-brown. The table and base are light brown wood.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
atum thorn, rice adhesive, wood and egun thorn
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn CarvingAf383

Standing figure representing a man hilling yams with a hoe-like instrument. The yams are covered with variegated chips. The man is wearing a short-sleeved shirt hanging in loose folds and knee-length trousers. He is wearing a soft pointed cap. Shirt and trousers are light yellow-brown. Head and limbs are dark brown. Hat is light red-brown. The base and hoe-like instruments are light brown wood.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
atum thorn, rice adhesive, wood and egun thorn
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn CarvingAf382

A figure representing a bareheaded male wearing a short-sleeved shirt and knee-length trousers with both hands on a hoe. Head and limbs are dark brown. Shirt and trousers are light yellow-brown. Hoe is brown wood. On a wooden dark brown stained plywood base covered with scattered shavings and multi-coloured irregular objects.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
atum thorn, egun thorn, rice adhesive, stain and wood
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn CarvingAf381

Figures representing two standing people holding umbrellas and bowing to one another. Both figures are wearing short-sleeved shirts and knee-length trousers. The umbrella tops, heads, arms, and legs are dark brown. Clothes are light yellow-brown. The base and umbrella shanks are brown wood.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
wood, rice adhesive, egun thorn and atum thorn
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn CarvingAf380

A kneeling figure representing a male scholar holding a tablet with his left hand while inscribing it with a pointed instrument in his right hand. A second tablet is lying on the ground in front of him. Clothes, tablets, and instrument are light yellow-brown. His head and limbs are dark brown. The plywood base is light brown.

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 CarvingAf379

Two figures representing two people facing each other. One is standing and is wearing a short-sleeved shirt and knee-length trousers. The other is in identical dress and is sitting on a stool holding a pointed stick over a table covered with variegated chips. Heads, limbs, table, and stool are dark brown. Clothing and pointed stick are light yellow-brown. The base is light brown.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
egun thorn, wood, stain, rice adhesive and atum thorn
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FinialIe391

A wooden block with four figures carved on it. A bird with a curved beak, long neck, and outstretched wings rests claws on a standing man's head. Below man's feet is a turtle and on the reverse is a crocodile that stretches to below the bird's tail. Two pairs of holes drilled in back, in bird, and below crocodile.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
stain and wood
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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