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Adinkra Stamp Stick1774/17 a-d

Three sticks tied together with yellow-orange thread. Part a: wooden stick with blunt tip, part b: longest wooden stick with pointed tip, part c: shortest wooden stick with blunt tip, part d: orange thread.

Culture
Asante
Material
wood and cotton fibre
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Adinkra Stamp1774/16

Rectangular pattern stamp made from a piece of gourd. Geometric design carved in relief. Eight holes on underside.

Culture
Asante
Material
gourd fruit
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Adinkra Stamp1774/15

Square pattern stamp made from a piece of gourd. Geometric design carved in relief. Four holes in underside.

Culture
Asante
Material
gourd fruit
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Adinkra Stamp1774/14

Square pattern stamp made from a piece of gourd. Iron cross design carved in relief. Four holes on underside.

Culture
Asante
Material
gourd fruit
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Adinkra Stamp1774/13

Round pattern stamp made from a piece of gourd. Geometric pattern carved in relief. Three holes on reverse.

Culture
Asante
Material
gourd fruit
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Adinkra Stamp1774/12

Rectangular pattern stamp made from a piece of gourd. A geometric design carved in relief. Pencil lines are visible. There are four holes on the underside.

Culture
Asante
Material
gourd fruit
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Adire Cloth1774/11

Adire (indigo dyed) cloth. Composed of two pieces of cloth, which are each made of three pieces of cloth. Decorated with an indigo resist-dyed design in light blue on dark blue composed of flowers, human figures at the centre, lion faces, birds, letters, and numbers. Each side is machine-stitched with light yellow thread that curves outwards at each corner.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
cotton fibre and indigo dye
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Adire Cloth1774/10

Adire (indigo dyed) cloth. Yellow and light blue, hatched and crosshatched, geometric and floral patterns on indigo and black. Overall checkered pattern, composed of two pieces of cloth sewn together at the centre. The underside is solid indigo and black in a checkerboard pattern.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
indigo dye, dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Adire Cloth1774/9

Adire cloth composed of two pieces of indigo resist-dyed cloth stitched along the centre. The surface is divided by two wide bands of stripes running parallel to the edge and bisected by two wide bands of white stripes running perpendicular to form rectangular spaces filled in with with light blue to white lines forming crosshatched patterns and alternating blue and light blue to white stripes. Rows of stitch holes are visible on the pattern lines. The ends perpendicular to the centre seam are unfinished.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
cotton fibre and indigo dye
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Adire Cloth1774/8

Adire cloth type textile composed of two pieces of cloth sewn together to form a rough square. The textile is resist-dyed with alternating bands of indigo and white. The ends are unfinished.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
cotton fibre and indigo dye
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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