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AnkletK2.395 a-b

Pair of long, chain-like ankle rattles made from palm leaf; leaf has been folded and secured to form a series of pyramidal containers with stones inserted. A fibrous twined cord is strung through two sides of each container to create a long chain.

Culture
Mossi
Material
palm leaf and stone
Made in
Burkina Faso
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonK2.310

A metal spoon that has a round bowl with a handle that is covered with ovals, dots, and lines in a symmetrical relief design. The wide handle has a main design that consists of five pairs of side-by-side, horizontal ovals in decreasing size from top to bottom. Each pair of ovals is connected by an upraised horizontal line across them. At each corner and in between each pair of ovals, there is a dot, creating six dots around each pair to total thirty dots. Another upraised horizontal line across separates each pair of ovals, all of which are bordered by an upaised vertical rectangle with perpendicularly incised lines across its flat edges. The base of the handle next to the bowl of the spoon has a diamond shape with a rounded circle at the centre surrounded by tiny dots and bordered by an outward pointing upraised line at either side with horizontal incised lines across its flat edges. Antique.

Culture
Akan
Material
brass metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskK2.393

Mask of a stylized buffalo head. Slightly flaring neck, twisted and slightly curving horns at the back of the head, large oval eye sockets at the sides of the head with slightly protruding domed eyes, a c-shaped mouth as viewed from the side with a slightly pointed tongue that protrudes diagonally forwards, and a ridge with a scalloped edge extending over the head and top of the mouth. The mask is painted with a black neck, eye rims, and sides of mouth, white eyes and horn tips, white on the scalloped edge of the ridge, red and black triangles along the sides of the ridge. yellow, white, red and black bands over the top of the head and mouth, and the remainder of the mask is painted red.

Culture
Baule
Material
wood and paint
Made in
N'Douci, Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombK2.357

Comb with handle that curves outwards to two rounded points at the top. Has five teeth on the lower half of the comb. Two near the end are spaced very close together. The comb progresses from light brown to dark brown as it get closer to the end of the teeth. The ends of the teeth are pointed.

Culture
Baule
Material
wood
Made in
Dimbokro, Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SlingshotK2.367

"Y" shaped wooden slingshot with the head of a man carved on the front under the V shape prong. There are two notches on the top two ends of the slingshot and a series of lines carved in the handle above the head.

Culture
Baule
Material
wood
Made in
Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpatulaK2.361

Wooden spatula with one end that has a long thin handle and the other end that has a large round paddle-like end. There are two lines at the top of the handle, and lines, dots, and a bird design on the paddle-like end.

Culture
Baule
Material
wood
Made in
Bouake, Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeddleK2.354 c-d

Long boat-shaped wooden piece (c) that is hollowed out in the middle and has a hole at either end on the inside rim. Several strands of fibre hang from two wooden rods and are attached to a long stick with fibre cording (d).

Culture
Baule
Material
wood, cotton fibre and fibre
Made in
Bouake, Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn CarvingK2.369

Two figures representing women pounding yams in a bowl in between them with a stick in both hands. One woman is holding her stick above the bowl as the other woman is pounding her stick in the bowl. The women are sitting on a cylindrical object tapering upward. The knees are bent so that the legs are angled frontward and outward. Clothes are of a lighter wood colour than the body. Carved in pieces which are then glued together. On a wood base.

Culture
Yoruba ?
Material
wood, adhesive and thorn
Made in
Kumasi, Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn CarvingK2.371

Figures representing a woman bending over as she is combing her friend's hair, who is sitting before her on a cylindrical object tapering upward. The knees are bent so that the legs are angled frontward and outward. The elbows are bent so that the arms are resting just above the knees. Clothes are of a lighter wood colour than the body. Carved in pieces which are then glued together. On a wood base.

Culture
Yoruba ?
Material
wood, adhesive and thorn
Made in
Kumasi, Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureK2.368

A small carving of a bird with its elongated neck curved so that its beak touches the middle of its back. The eyes, and the beak are accentuated carved to accentuate these features. The back has grooved lines indicating feathers and is also carved with a diamond-shaped pattern on the upper part of its back. The horizontally flat upward angled tail has three grooved lines on top and one grooved line on each side. Carved standing on a circular pedestal with an incised triangular pattern all around the sides. Incised line patterns.

Culture
Asante
Material
wood
Made in
Kumasi, Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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