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PotK2.451

Black pot with incised geometric motifs. Mushroom-cap-like top with a hole in the middle and four more smaller holes, two at either side, with two pairs of incised downward pointing triangles that have dots at their corners in between. Upper flat portion of the pot that forms the base for the mushroom-cap-like top has an incised sunburst-like design. Two spouts like upraised arms at either side of the pot. In between these arms, on either side, there is a pair of downward pointing triangles with a vertical row of dots below and an upward pointing, triangular formation of dots inbetween with a pair of smaller dots in a vertical row below that have an x form in between.

Culture
West African
Material
clay
Made in
Accra, Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureK2.228

Woman seated on a stool. Senufo style coiffure. Stained black. She has large, closed eyes, a nose, and a mouth with pointed lips. A pair of grooved lines runs down across each breast. A pair of dashed grooved lines runs down the midle of her body to the navel. Her hands rest on each respective knee. The stool has two back legs while the woman's feet at the front provide the rest of the support.

Culture
Senufo
Material
wood
Made in
Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MortarK2.449 b

Short, wide wood piece carved into a conical hollow shape with a flared foot.

Culture
West African
Material
wood
Made in
Accra, Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ancestor FigureK2.460

Female figure with a thin head that is oval in profile. A ridge of hair goes along the top and the back of the head. Small crescent-shaped eyes with a long, thin nose, and a small mouth. A pair of horizontal lines are incised across the forehead. Diagonal lines are incised at either side of the face. Has ears and a cylindrical neck. Elongated body has breasts and slightly bent knees. The arms rest at either side. Across the shoulders and the upper portion of the chest, x's and zig zag's are incised.

Culture
West African
Material
wood
Made in
West Africa, Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PestleK2.450

Long, tan-coloured branch-like pestle; bottom section has been glued on and wood has been pounded into a fibrous, cap-shaped end.

Culture
West African
Material
wood
Made in
Accra, Ghana ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PotK2.291

Pot, rounded overall, with three rounded legs, a geometric scallop design above the shoulder and a lip around the mouth. Glazed from lip to just below the shoulder where the glaze becomes slightly irregular and areas of the underlying red clay show through.

Culture
Ewe
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Viame, Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Adinkra SymbolismK2.455 b

Rectangular piece of light olive green paper with black printing on one side. Print has both graphics and text. At the top of the page in the middle, the title reads: "ADINKRA SYMBOLISM" and is followed by paragraphs of small printed text. There are 60 different Adinkra symbols drawn on the page, in four vertical rows of rectangular boxes that have both a symbol on the left side and a paragraph of small printed text on the right side. In the centre, there is a larger rectangular graphic entitled: "ADINKRA CLOTH" that shows a drawing of an example of an Adinkra textile, with geometric rectangular bands on the perimeter and triangular and circular forms in the centre.

Culture
Asante
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Musical InstrumentK2.459

A long hollowed out piece which is more rounded at one end and tapers down at the other end. Both ends are open and are rimmed with black. The central design four birds with fan-like tails surrounded by an alternating geometric pattern of six horizontal black lines and triangles with dots and cross hatch marks. Colour: light brown.

Culture
West African
Material
gourd fruit ?
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Musical InstrumentK2.452

A musical instrument consisting of a long wood stick that has a small cross at the end to support the skin part which is wrapped around to create a slightly angled flat elongated oval-shaped top with rounded sides. The long wood stick extends upward for a handle to which two strings are attached with leather and are strung around the cross for tension.

Culture
West African
Material
wood, skin, leather skin and fibre
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thorn CarvingK2.116

Sitting figure representing a child with a bowl in front, waiting for breakfast. Figure is sitting on the floor with its left knee bent so that the left leg is lying in front and with is right knee bent so that the right leg is lying at the side. The elbows are bent so that the arms are resting just above the knees. Clothes are of a slightly lighter wood colour than the body. On a wood base.

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