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Thorn CarvingK2.370

Two figures representing a man, and a woman playing oware game which is in between them. The figures are sitting on a cylindrical object tapering upward. The knees are bent so that the legs are angled frontward and outward. Their hands are extended outward toward the game. Clothes are of a lighter wood colour than the body. Carved in pieces which are then glued together. On a wood base.

Culture
Yoruba ?
Material
wood, adhesive and thorn
Made in
Kumasi, Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SheathM4.25

Triangular shaped sheath formed by two pieces of wood bound together with black leather and banded on the top with metal painted with gold leaf design. Metal strip has a loop.

Culture
Persian
Material
leather skin, metal, wood, fibre, paint and gold metal
Made in
Iran
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskK2.213

Black humanoid mask with red and white eyes and white, fang-like teeth; dark blue cloth hood attached to edge of mask, black wool thread on forehead and chin, and tribal scarifications on cheeks.

Culture
Munshi
Material
wood, fibre, wool fibre and paint
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatK2.195

Black and gold hat. Black velvet underlay stiffened with cardboard that has wood quatrefoil flowers in gold gilt glued to the exterior. Two side pieces protrude, on an angle, from the band of the hat.

Culture
Asante ?
Material
paper, wood, cotton fibre and metal
Made in
Nkwataya, Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearK2.251

Cast-iron head with a wood handle covered with leather decorations. Goat hair strip around the middle with fringes in turquoise, white, and black-lined brown strips of leather. Has an attached spear head cover of leather.

Culture
Hausa
Material
iron metal, wood and leather skin
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskK2.229

Mask with circular cut out eyes outlined by tin. Has a nose and an open mouth. Feathers secured to the top with resin in between two upright horns. Long brown fur on the chin. Cloth straps at the back.

Culture
Kpelle ?
Material
wood, tin metal, feather, skin and resin
Made in
Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SandalsN2.51 a-b

Pair of sandals. Brown plastic covering over rubber soles, with one gold and one grey velvet thong.

Culture
Japanese
Material
plastic, grass, silk fibre and rubber
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bone ToolSJ186/6

Ground and polished mammal bone fragment in 2 separate pieces. Glued in 1 place on smaller piece and in 4 places on larger piece with cut marks at wide end. Glue has left shiny residue over much of both pieces, tied together at either end with acid-free string. R. Williams 2/4/98

Material
bone
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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WhistleA8374

Large, unpainted, horn-shaped whistle. Has no air vent; mouth end chipped.

Culture
Nuxalk
Material
wood and adhesive
Made in
Bella Coola, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sxwayxwey FigureA2353

Carved wooden human-like standing figure. Dressed in a two sectioned green leather shirt attached by a leather thong waistband. Short cape of the same material also attached. Figure wears a carved wooden sxwayxwey mask painted in red, green, white, black, yellow, and blue. Red and green feathers and a plastic branch decorate the top of the mask. Figure holds a plastic branch in one hand and a wire with three wooden clappers (representing shells) in the other. Figure stands on a flat wooden base.

Culture
Coast Salish: Musqueam
Material
wood, leather skin, feather and plastic
Made in
Musqueam, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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