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PotCb86

Pot with deep flaring spout, narrow neck, thick rounded handle extending from shoulder to rim, spherical body, ring base. Body is decorated with double flanges, 2 at shoulders, 2 at point where body curves to base. The lower shoulder flange is incised with 3 sets of notches; glazed orange. A white deposit appears irregularly overall.

Culture
Hausa
Material
clay
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketAi5

Tightly coiled plant fibre basket in varying shades of yellow, and brown. The rim is woven in a pointed-arrow style in light and dark alternating colours. Basket narrows to convex bottom.

Culture
Central African
Material
water fig wood ?
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PotAf441

Wide lipped pot with a black interior and a red-orange interior. Raised ring encircling shoulder with three raised double arches between at regular intervals. The base is stamped diagonally with a pattern of dots. Base is fire marked. Exposed lip is incised four times around at the rim and once at the neck.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
clay
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PotAf440

Shallow unglazed pot with rounded bottom and flaring rim. Interior and rim are semi-gloss black with burnished elliptical designs inside. Lower half of exterior is rough, sandy red-yellow with blackened areas.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
clay
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PotAf439 a-b

Flat-bottomed dark brown glazed pot (part a) with flared rim extending into two wide lips with oval holes to form handles. Incised ridge near base, incised lines on outer, and inner edge of rim, and inner overhanging lip has incised line on outer edge. Lip forms surface on which lid (part b) rests. handle of lid has semi-circular handle rising clear of central flat area with incised line at outer edge, which descends in curved slope with one ridge to lid edge. Interior and exterior have mottled glossy surface with fine striations.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
clay
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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VaseCd371

Conical shaped, red clay vase with flat, circular bottom and rounded lipped opening. There is a scalloped line of decoration running horizontal from the top. Smooth surface below this line, rough and porous above it.

Culture
Egyptian
Material
clay
Made in
Egypt
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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JugAf436 a-b

Dark brown to black jug with a semi-gloss, smooth surface. Short neck separates large round body from cup-shaped mouth. Handle extends from shoulder to lip. Jug is decorated with incised lines wrapped horizontally around top half of body, and interrupted by sections of curved lines running from the neck, and shoulder junction to the base. Other straight and curving lines decorate the neck, handle, and mouth. Ring base. Flanged stopper (part b) with projecting top sits in recessed opening of mouth.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
clay
Made in
Edo, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatAc222

Rectangular mat in plait and twill weave with coiled borders. Mat is made of natural green to light brown cane with yellow cane supports on the sides, and rattan wrapped borders.

Culture
Kasai
Material
rattan and stem ?
Made in
Kasai, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlIh216

Irregularily coloured serving bowl in red, brown, and black, inside and out. Glazed surface. Rim is flat and incised with a diamond pattern all around.

Culture
Fijian
Material
clay and resin
Made in
Nadroga-Navosa, Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NetAc216

Miniature circular fish net with willow reed around the border for support tied on with loose widely spaced coiling of single-strip rattan. Two knots near centre.

Culture
Lega
Material
willow wood ?, rattan and plant fibre
Made in
Kasai, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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