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Gold Dust Box2815/14 a-b

House-shaped box with lid. The cylindrical box is made of a thin sheet of brass that is joined at a seam held together with nails. It is decorated with a series of regularly spaced vertical lines, reminiscent of slats on a house. A removable cone shaped lid tops the box, and its rim fits snuggly over the box’s edge. The lid is decorated with patterns of lines of different lengths and at different angles, suggesting a straw roof. The top point of the box is bent slightly inward and has a small hole in the centre. The box sits on an attached bottomless base of the same construction. It has three rectangular holes cut into it, like small windows. It is also decorated with the slat motif.

Culture
West African ?
Material
brass metal
Made in
West Africa, Africa ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask2815/15

Bronze mask, the face has an emphasized brow with a cross hatching pattern representing eyebrows. There are holes for eyes, with the eye area slightly raised. Nose and ears protrude. There is a hole for the mouth, which is open and has eight well defined teeth. On the top of the head, twisted and curved metal pieces are attached as hair. The neck is a thin piece of angled metal, patterned with dense vertical lines. Two ‘x’ marks are present on the cheek under the right eye. The back of the mask is hollow.

Culture
Baule ?
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Cote d'Ivoire ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Weight2815/17

Brass weight for weighing gold. The weight is in the shape of a lizard, with a rounded head, slightly open mouth, and protruding eyes that sit on the top of the head. The two front arms are bent forward toward the chin, and four legs support the torso. The back is patterned in a series of braided and straight lines. The tail is curled up and inward, with a small projection at the bottom.

Culture
Asante
Material
brass metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ancestor Figure2815/18

Standing male ancestor figure, carved out of wood. The large head is pointed in back, topped with a flat, decorated hat, and sits on a long neck carved with a regular pattern of rectangles. The figure’s arms are bent and the hands attach to the body at the hips. Four fingers are carved into the right hand. A narrow chest tops a protruding stomach at front, while buttocks are carved prominently at rear. The legs are short and stocky. The right foot is a rounded block with the carved toes; the left foot is half the size of the right, due to missing portions. The figure wears a carved belt.

Culture
Lulua
Material
wood and pigment
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fetish Figure2815/6

Carved wooden fetish figure. The standing figure has large eyes and a mouth with teeth carved into the face. It wears a tall, decorated, wedge-shaped hat. Most of the protruding nose and ears have been removed, with bored nostril and ear holes remaining. The figure’s arms are bent, with forearms and hands resting on the chest, and each hand has three carved fingers. The torso is rounded and protruding at both front and back, and a hole has been bored at the stomach’s centre. The buttocks are angularly carved. Legs are thick and bent in a squatting position, and end in large feet with carved toes. A sash of woven plant fibre is wound several times around the figure’s waist, with another surrounding the front of the chest and inserted through holes in the wood between the upper arms and torso. It is knotted together at back.

Culture
Bayaka
Material
wood, plant fibre and pigment
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Money2815/21

Long thin piece of twisted iron known as a kissi penny. A twisted shaft separates a roughly shaped rounded flat end, and a short dual-pointed end, running perpendicular to the shaft.

Culture
Kissi
Material
iron metal
Made in
Sierra Leone ? or Liberia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Money2815/20

Long thin piece of twisted iron known as a kissi penny. A twisted shaft separates a roughly shaped rounded flat end, and a short dual-pointed end, running perpendicular to the shaft. Part of the flattened end has been removed.

Culture
Kissi
Material
iron metal
Made in
Sierra Leone ? or Liberia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask2815/10

Vertical wooden mask with stylized human face. The face has a prominent forehead, wide eyes, a sharp angular nose, and a predominant mouth. The lower portion of the mask is carved in an asymmetrical shape. The back of the mask is slightly convex.

Culture
Dan
Material
wood
Made in
Liberia ? or Cote d'Ivoire ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ancestor Figure2815/5

Carved wooden figure with woven sash. It has several aspects typical of a carved Yaka figure, such as an upturned nose, large prominent ears, hands clasped under chin, and legs bent into a squatting posture. The figure also has a pointed forehead, large eyes, protruding lips, and deeply bored ear holes. The scalp area narrows to a wedge shape at the outside edge and is carved with lines. Shoulders are narrow in the front, but prominent in the rear, and arms are bent with hands that have three carved fingers each. The stomach protrudes in front and buttocks are sharply angled at back. Legs are thick, with pointed knees, and feet are large and rounded. A woven sash of plant fibre surrounds the figure’s waist twice and is knotted in the front. Another sash surrounds the chest and is inserted through the wood of the upper arms.

Culture
Bayaka
Material
wood and plant fibre
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Money2815/22

Long thin piece of twisted iron known as a kissi penny. A twisted shaft separates a roughly shaped rounded flat end, and a short dual-pointed end, running perpendicular to the shaft. Part of one side of the flattened end is bent over on itself.

Culture
Kissi
Material
iron metal
Made in
Sierra Leone ? or Liberia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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