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Card3548/11

Rectangular card, on grey textured paper, with a linograph engraving on right side; card in horizontal orientation, design is vertical. Design consists of a black rectangle with ten rows of ideographic curvilinear and geometric glyphs. Artist signature and inscription in bottom right corner; back is undecorated.

Culture
Nigerian
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Card3548/10

White rectangular card, on textured paper, with a black etching on the right side; card in horizontal orientation, design is vertical. Design is of two figures riding a two-headed elephant. Group of six people, standing in a circle, in the foreground; incomplete grid in background. A large tree-like protrusion extends from the top centre of the elephant's back, with long branches on either side; baskets and containers hang in branches. Figures riding the elephant are armed; figure on left is holding a rifle, figure on right has a sword. People on the ground are bald, bare-chested and wearing wraps; centre figure has a sash and all the other figures are holding their raised arms. Artist signature and inscription in bottom right corner. Back is undecorated; light fold marks through middle.

Culture
Nigerian
Made in
Lagos, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Card3548/6

Glossy white rectangular card with a black lithograph print on the right side; card in horizontal orientation, design is vertical. Engraving is a rectangle and depicts a hunting scene. Seven figures are shown in a forested area with spears and sword-like weapons. Two figures are standing at the base of a tree with a third on a branch, stabbing at a bird. Three figures are in the background, observing, and a fourth figure is in the foreground, crouched on the ground and looking into a trap(?). A number of long-tailed birds are shown in the upper half of the image, sitting in tree branches, and there are two four-legged animals on the forest floor. All the figures have short hair and are wearing wraps; some are bare-chested, others are wearing short-sleeved shirts. All wraps and shirts are decorated; assortment of plant, geometric, curvilinear, and linear motifs. The background of the design is filled with leafy vines hanging from the trees. Artist signature and inscription in bottom right corner. Back is undecorated; light fold marks through middle.

Culture
Nigerian
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Card3548/3

White rectangular card with a black linocut engraving on the right side; card is in horizontal orientation, design is vertical. Engraving is a rectangle and depicts an abstract scene. Tall irregular shapes protrude from a curved base; wavy pathway cuts through top left corner of base. Short irregular shapes extend from base too. Base is covered in curvilinear motifs. All irregular shapes are filled with curvilinear, circular, linear and geometric motifs. In between the tall irregular shapes are similar motifs, as well as animal, plant, and human-like figures. Artist signature and inscription in bottom right corner. Back of card is undecorated.

Culture
Nigerian
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Card3548/2

White rectangular card with a black linocut engraving on the right side; card is in horizontal orientation, design is vertical. Engraving is a rectangle, framed in bright green, with a stone church in the centre. A woman, wearing a white robe with a cross on it, is in the doorway of the building. Church is on a cobbled street with a long, low building in the background. Cloudy sky is depicted in top half of the image. Artist signature and inscription in bottom right corner. Back of card is undecorated.

Culture
Nigerian
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Print Notes and Comments No 73548/1 a-ee

Book of prints. Large folding book cover (part a), holding 30 separate folded paper inserts (parts b-ee), with textured pieces of thin paper in between folded inserts. Book cover is maroon with a black insect-like design on the front in the top left corner; title and author printed across spine. Right side of cover has a large closure flap; inscriptions across interior of front cover. Inserts are: table of contents with two prints (part b); foreward with a print (part c), introduction with two prints (part d), "A White-Clad Mother" print (part e), "Leopard in Cornfield" print (part f), "Travellers" print (part g), "Opha" print (part h), "The Lord is my Shepard" photo (part i), "Adumadan" photo (part j), "Ekuoregbe" photo (part k), "Studies of Nigerian Musical Instruments" photo (part l), 4 "Mamiwata" prints (part m), "Euberamre" print (part n), "Ekhara" print (part o), "Okho Mbre Masquerade" print (part p), "Afieki" photo (part q), "Saint Paul" photo (part r), "Itan Edo" print (part s), "Ekassa" photo and print (part t), "Eshe" photo and print (part u), "Oba Aka" photo and print (part v), two "Nativity II" prints (part w), "Oranmiyan" photo (part x), "Ogiegor" photo (part y), "Amwa" photo (part z), "Adjene (second edition)" photo (part aa), "Uloho Biemure" photo (part bb), "Erhu Ivie" photo (part cc), "Eru" photo (part dd), and "Adjene (third edition)" photo (part ee). Table of contents has edition 35/250 written on it, the rest of the inserts are numbered 1 to 29; all inscriptions in top right corner. All photos and prints are accompanied by text written by the artist.

Culture
Nigerian
Material
fibre, adhesive, ink and paper
Made in
Lagos, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Card3548/9

White rectangular card with a black lithograph print on the right side; card in horizontal orientation, design is vertical. Design is of nine people dancing on a street; buildings and tall pole-like shapes in the background. Buildings have slanted roofs, and linear and circular motifs across their walls. Poles have an assortment of geometric, circular and linear motifs; human-like faces throughout. Small faceless figures gathered in archways of buildings, looking at dancing group. The dancers are all barefoot, have styled hair, and are wearing necklaces; dancer in centre back is bald. Arm and wrist bands, and earrings are also worn throughout group. All figures have geometric and curvilinear motifs done across their bodies. Artist signature and inscription in bottom right corner. Back is undecorated; light fold marks through middle.

Culture
Nigerian
Made in
Lagos, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Card3548/8

White rectangular card with a black lithograph print on the right side; card in horizontal orientation, design is vertical. Design is of a man being crowned, witnessed by four other males. Outer two figures have long cloths wrapped around them and are holding tall staffs; each staff has a platform at the top with scenes depicted on them. Staff on left has human figures riding a four-legged animal; staff on right has smaller figures surrounding a large woman. Two bands of rattle-like protrusions along length of left staff; inverted U-shape underneath platform on right staff, with carved birds facing one another inside the U. Other three figures are bare-chested, bald and wearing long patterned wraps. The figure closest to the left is holding a wide-bladed sword over their head, and the figure in the centre is crowning the man towards the right side of the card. The crowned figure is wearing multiple long strand necklaces, arm and wrist bands, and is holding a three-pronged torch-like object in his right hand. The crown the centre man is holding has large feathers(?) at the front and long chains on either side. In the foreground of the design, there are small human-like figures holding swords and shields. Artist signature and inscription in bottom right corner. Back is undecorated; light fold marks through middle.

Culture
Nigerian
Made in
Lagos, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Card3548/7

White rectangular card with a black lithograph print on the right side; card in horizontal orientation, design is vertical. Design is of two large male and female figures overlooking a crowd of smaller people. In the foreground, there is an assortment of objects, including spears, clubs, baskets and jars. There are five pillar-like structures in background with patterned cloths draped between central pillars. Cloths have geometric patterns across them. The large male and female figures are wearing headdresses and long multi-strand necklaces; male also has rings wrapped around his neck. The woman is wearing a dress with concentric diamond patterns; man is wearing a shirt with swirls and a wrap with head-butting goats. Woman is holding a baby; man has his right arm wrapped around the back of the woman and is holding a wide-bladed sword in his left. Crowd consists of two groups facing one another; group on left is dressed in pants and shirts, group on right is wearing dresses and wraps. The leader of the left group is holding a large umbrella, while the right group leader bows his head and offers a wide-bladed sword to him. Artist signature and inscription in bottom right corner. Back is undecorated; light fold marks through middle.

Culture
Nigerian
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Card3548/5

Light grey rectangular card with a black lithograph engraving on the right side; card in horizontal orientation, design is vertical. Engraving is a rectangle with a butterfly-like central design. Butterfly is bordered with dots, flowers and the word "ASIRIBO" on either side. Wide band of dots borders bottom edge of engraving; three rectangles spaced throughout, with pairs of animals in them. Abstract designs trim top edge of band. Rest of rectangle is filled with an assortment of human figures, animals, and dot and plant motifs. Animals shown are a crocodile, elephant, snake, birds and large cats. Humans are depicted holding scales, climbing rungs, fishing, riding a snake-like creature, balancing on a board, and running from the crocodile. Artist signature and inscription in bottom right corner. Back is undecorated.

Culture
Nigerian
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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