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Yam Mask3123/86

Yam basket mask. Mask is constructed of basketry in thin strips of rattan wrapped around a frame of thicker rattan pieces. Headdress is spade-shaped, with alternating areas of open and closed basketry in black, dark yellow, rust red and white paint applied heavily onto the surface. Under a densely painted and coloured forehead are two round eyes covered in white. Open spaces fall away below, with a long slightly raised nose between, two nostrils at bottom, and to the sides an outline of a face with chin. This is covered in a rust coloured paint. The back of the piece is undecorated.

Culture
Abelam
Material
rattan and paint
Made in
East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Club3123/85

Carved wooden club. Weapon is thin with tapering edges and a smooth finish. Head is kidney shaped, with a wide top and a sharply indented curve above a protruding carved figure of a human/bird amalgamation in a sitting position. Figure’s head is large and round, with deeply inset eyes, and a large sharp beak from which emerges a tongue that curves down to make contact with the figure's chest. Arms are bent, hands resting on stomach. Legs are bent at the knees and feet dangle. The handle of the club is short and narrow, culminating in a pommel carved into two circles, one with inset beads of abalone shell on each side at centre, the other with a hole through which is tied a small thong of leather.

Culture
Maori
Material
wood, abalone shell and leather skin
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Earring ?3123/84

Bronze earring or small bracelet. Object is a thin hoop made of three strands of metal twisted tightly together, one copper, one bronze, and the third a dark grey iron. They are curled up at the ends to hold the twist in place. Ends are unjoined.

Culture
Akan
Material
bronze metal, copper metal and iron metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Earring ?3123/83

Bronze earring or small bracelet. Object is a thin hoop made of strands of metal twisted tightly together, one copper, one bronze, and the third a dark grey iron. They are curled up at the ends to hold the twist in place. Ends are unjoined.

Culture
Akan
Material
bronze metal, copper metal and iron metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Earring3123/82

Bronze earring or small bracelet. Object is a hoop made of two strands of metal twisted tightly together, one copper, one bronze. Ends almost meet though are unjoined, and are unfinished.

Culture
Akan
Material
copper metal and bronze metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ring3123/81

Iron ring. Ring is made from three strands of metal twisted tightly together, one copper, one bronze, the last dark grey iron. One loose twist emerges at top as the head decoration. Ends meet closely at the bottom of the shank but are not joined.

Culture
Akan
Material
copper metal, bronze metal and iron metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ring3123/80

Iron ring. Ring is made from a single piece of metal, one shoulder tightly twisted into a spiral, with two large, loose twists as the head decoration. Ends meet closely at the bottom of the shank but are not joined.

Culture
Akan
Material
iron metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ring3123/79

Iron ring. Ring is made from a single piece of metal, one side and shoulder tightly twisted into a spiral, with three large, loose twists as the head decoration. Ends meet closely at the bottom of the shank but are not joined.

Culture
Akan
Material
iron metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ring3123/78

Bronze ring. Two thin strips of metal are made into 'V' shapes of different heights, joining at their tops to create a ring with an upward point at front and back, and a downward point on the sides. Ring surface is undecorated.

Culture
Akan
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ring3123/77

Bronze ring. A flat image of a chameleon stands up from the ring on two legs, body curved, tail wound into a spiral, head a diamond shape with a protruding eye at top. Body is decorated with small round perforations. Ring shank is wide with a channel down the centre, otherwise undecorated.

Culture
Akan
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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