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Gold Weight3522/14

Thin rectangular weight with raised decorations on top. Design consists of a semi-circle, with a line through the middle, along one long edge and vertical lines along the other; horizontal line runs through centre of weight.

Culture
Akan
Material
brass metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Weight3522/12

Square, tiered weight with incised decorations on top. Design consists of a row of alternating triangles in the middle, framed with vertical lines extending from the top and bottom edges.

Culture
Akan
Material
brass metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Weight3522/11

Thick rectangular weight with semi-circular protrusions on each side; all sides are sloped. Raised decorations on top consist of two squares, side by side, with circles incised in their centres.

Culture
Akan
Material
brass metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold Weight3522/9

Thin rectangular gold weight with raised designs on top. Design consists of rounded triangles along one long edge and vertical lines along the other; horizontal line runs through centre of weight.

Culture
Akan
Material
brass metal
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bracelet ?3522/6

Seven brass leopard teeth on a braided plant fibre cord. Ends of cord knotted twice. Teeth have diagonal lines incised along the sides.

Culture
Krahn
Material
brass metal and plant fibre
Made in
Liberia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mortar3522/2

Snuff mortar made of wood with a shallow well. The body is cylindrical in shape. It tapers slightly towards bottom, before flaring out again; base is slightly rounded. Two grooves carved around area that tapers; space between grooves bulges outward. Hole drilled into centre of base.

Culture
Krahn
Material
wood
Made in
Liberia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask3522/34

Small wooden humanoid mask with a plant fibre beard. Mask has a rounded brow with incised eyes underneath. Orange-red pigment, shaped like an oval, decorates the forehead; rest of mask is covered in brown pigment. "V"-shaped pieces of metal are embedded in each cheek; wide nose in between. Open mouth has protruding lips; four silver-coloured teeth embedded along bottom edge of top lip. Cotton headband is attached to top edge of mask; decorated with cowrie shells and a tooth. Mask has a flat back; small loop attached to top.

Culture
Dan
Material
wood, pigment, metal, plant fibre, cotton fibre, cowrie shell and tooth
Made in
Liberia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bracelet3522/92

Brass oval-shaped bracelet with small opening at back. Top and bottom sides are flat; interior and exterior are rounded. Exterior has three channels moulded along its length, creating two sharp ridges along sides. Triangles are imprinted around bracelet ends and front centre, along the top and bottom edges of the top and bottom channels, forming a diamond motif along the centre channel.

Culture
Krahn
Material
brass metal
Made in
Liberia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot3522/21

Small black clay pot with a round bottom. Lip flares out slightly before extending into a straight neck. Shoulder of pot is steep and body is bulbous. The neck and shoulder are decorated with rows of incised triangles; body is decorated with a line of ovals, made up of incised squares. The base has a circle design filled with differently angled lines; all shapes are made up of incised squares.

Culture
Krahn
Material
clay and pigment
Made in
Liberia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spoon3522/43

Large wooden spoon with carved decorations. Bowl is long and thin, with a deep well. Four channels moulded across bowl base, creating three high ridges across length. Area where bowl meets neck is scalloped. Neck flares outward before tapering in at handle; decorated with incised diamonds. Area where neck meets handle is scalloped. Handle is oval-shaped with a semi-circular cutout in the centre. Bands of raised diamonds carved across front of handle; inverted triangle created in negative space at base of handle. Linear and triangle designs incised across back of handle. Braided plant fibre cord knotted through handle, for hanging purposes.

Culture
Krahn
Material
plant fibre and wood
Made in
Liberia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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