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Model BoatK2.1

Model of fishing boat. Black bottom and flank white sides with vertical grooves. Five seats, one of which has a hole made at the centre.

Culture
West African
Material
fibre, paint, metal and wood
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Powder HornK2.2

Yellow, curved, horn covered with brown bands of vegetable fibre embroidery and raised linear borders. Thin outer brown leather is molded over thick skin. There is brown fibre twine tied to the neck.

Culture
Hausa ?
Material
palm leaf, horn, leather skin, skin and fibre
Made in
Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Decorated GourdK2.5

Semi-rounded, brown piece carved with a bird figure in the centre while the top and the bottom have a lizard. There are also geometric figures, borders, and panels.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
calabash fruit
Made in
Ilorin, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombK2.27

Comb with arched handle and fourteen teeth. Hand has cut-out geometric patterns and incised design work that includes columns, herring bone patterns, and spiral designs.

Culture
Asante
Material
wood
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonK5.2

Spoon with ovoid-shaped bowl that has a pointed tip, and a long cylindrical handle with a giraffe finial on the end. Slightly more than half of the bowl edge has a dark brown, burnt band, and there is a burnt geometric design on the reverse of the bowl. The head of the giraffe is also burnt to a dark brown finish, and the giraffe's spots have been carved into the wood.

Culture
South African
Material
wood
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Breast CoverK5.82

Many long strands of black and white beads attached to a thin skin strap. Each strand begins with black beads but is predominantly made of white beads.

Culture
Xhosa ?
Material
skin, fibre, glass and ochre pigment
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BandK5.68

White beaded band with two alternating sets of green and dark blue diamond shaped patterns in the centre.

Culture
Zulu ?
Material
glass and fibre
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PipeK4.33

Pipe bowl. Dark brown-black wart-hog form with a bowl on top of the back of the animal. The tail curves upward as part of the pipe.

Culture
Tonga
Material
clay
Made in
Zambia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatK4.30

Openwork basketry hat, or cap, with a scalloped band. Simple decoration in black and blue-green.

Culture
Kuba
Material
grass and fibre
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AxeK4.24

Axe composed of a wooden handle covered in copper with a rounded top end and a flaring butt end, a blade with two curves emerging from two small peaks at the centre of the blade and each ending in a serrated edge, and three arms that support the blade. The two outer arms are made of twisted metal, and the centre arm has two low relief faces on each side. The blade is decorated with a line of dots along the inner edge.

Culture
Kuba
Material
wood, copper metal and steel metal
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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