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Thorn CarvingK2.106

Standing figure representing a person pounding fu fu. The arms are extended out in front of the figure sho is holding a stick with both hands. The stick is in the container on the ground in front of the figure. Clothes are of a 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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Thorn CarvingK2.104

Sitting figure representing a female on "market gossip". Figure is sitting on a cylindrical object. The knees are bent so that the legs are angled frontward. 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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Thorn CarvingK2.103

Sitting figure representing a person selling at a market. Figure is sitting on a cylindrical object tapering upward. The knees are bent so that the legs are angled frontward and outward with the basket of goods in between the feet. The elbows are bent so that the arms are resting just above the knees. 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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Raven RattleA6796

Unpainted raven rattle with protruding tapered bird beak at one end and long, narrow and spilt tubular handle at the other. There are two complementary parts that join together to form the rattle (held by nails; no wrapped cord). There is a reclining figure on the raven's back that is connected to a frog by a protruding tongue. The back of the tail has a small bird face. The round belly is undecorated other than a thin ridge ending in a carved nose.

Culture
Tsimshian: Gitxaala
Material
metal and wood
Made in
Kitkatla, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Raven RattleA6795

Unpainted wooden raven rattle constructed from two complementary parts joined at the handle. Reclining figure on raven's back connected to frog by protruding tongue. Back of tail has a small bird face. The rounded belly has a larger bird face with a recurved beak. The handle is bound in two places with thin, brown bark(?).

Culture
Tsimshian: Gitxaala
Material
wood and bark ?
Made in
Kitkatla, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceA1392

Necklace of glass trade beads and three bone ornaments. The three bone pieces are carved to resemble claws or teeth of an animal (bear?). They are evenly spaced along one side, with the smallest of the three at the centre, and strung on a cord with Russian trade beads. The beads are two shades of blue.

Culture
Coast Salish: Snuneymuxw
Material
glass, bone and fibre
Made in
Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RingK4.130

Cylindrical ring carved from wood that sits on one flattened side, and the edges are serrated with three segments of the edge burnt to a dark brown finish. Around the centre of the ring are two raised, ridged bands with a herringbone pattern that are accented with two bands of dark brown burnt wood.

Culture
Ovimbundu
Material
wood
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerH2.120

Small, spherical, hollowed out brown gourd with a small round hole at the top. Horizontal bands of geometric and linear designs have been shallowly carved into the surface, revealing a lighter shade beneath the outer skin.

Culture
Interior Amazonia ?
Material
gourd fruit
Made in
South America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonA6966

Incised handle; stained red on handle; lip pointed at front.

Culture
Inland Tlingit ?
Material
mountain sheep horn
Made in
Carcross, Yukon Territory, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6817

A brown wood mask with the oval eyes cut out and a wide concavely carved area below the upraised eyebrows. Black and blue paint around the eyes. The large nose extends outward. The cheeks are rounded. Pursed lips in an oval formation leave the mouth cut out and open. Strips of hide have been applied at the temples and over the mouth with metal nails. Wiring around the back.

Culture
Arctic America ?
Material
skin, wood, metal and paint
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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