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BlanketK2.350

Long rectangular wool blanket made of six narrow identical panels hand stitched together. The design consists of geometric bands with diamond and line patterns in black, natural and red with yellow and red detailing intermixed with black solid stripes. There are five sets of two tassels on each end.

Culture
Fulani
Material
goat wool fibre and dye
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatK2.348

Rectangular woven grass mat with linear patterning in purple, green, yellow, natural and red. Woven as a cloth with warp and weft. Bound at one end with a strip of yellow cloth with purple, green and white floral patterning.

Culture
West African
Material
grass and dye
Made in
Benin
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatK2.347

Rectangular woven grass mat with linear and asymmetrical geometric patterning in green, natural, red and brown. Woven like a textile with warp and weft.

Culture
West African
Material
grass and dye
Made in
Benin
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatK2.346

Rectangular mat with checkerboard weave and designs. The centre panel has rows of interlocking diamond motifs in yellow on a background of black, purple and green abstract motifs. There is a border of purple and green bands on the long sides of the mat. The edges are finished by doubling the fibres.

Culture
Hausa
Material
palm leaf
Made in
Burkina Faso
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatK2.345

Rectangular woven grass mat with linear patterning in purple, red, natural and green; main portion of the mat covered with purple stripes flecked with red. Double-weave woven as a cloth with warp and weft.

Culture
West African
Material
grass and dye
Made in
Benin
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatK2.344

Rectangular woven grass mat with a pattern of natural and yellow alternating vertical stripes crossed by narrow red alternating stripes. Woven as cloth with warp and weft double weave. Bands of red at either end.

Culture
West African
Material
grass and dye
Made in
Benin
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatK2.343

Woven, palm leaf hat in a conical shape with a leather brim, top and detailing. The brim is painted with a vertical stripe design in red, yellow and brown. The top is painted red and black with multiply thin brown leather strips hanging down from the tip. The body of the hat is detailed with dyed palm strips in purple, blue and black along with leather diamonds painted black and red with white outline. There is a thin brown leather strap that hangs down from the inner rim.

Culture
Fulani
Material
palm leaf, skin, paint and dye
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatK2.342

Woven palm fibre hat consisting of fibres woven through and laid flat around outside of hat; long stripes of palm sit on a horizontal diagonal and are secured by palm fibre strips laced across. Twine woven, with two solid ring bases around edge. The weaving comes to a point at the top which is wrapped with stripes of palm to for a cylindrical-like shape.

Culture
West African
Material
palm leaf
Made in
Bouake, Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PlateK2.340

Woven, palm leaf, coiled, plate consisting of traditional abstract designs in ochre, natural, and black. The centre is red with band of natural followed by a thin stripe of black. Next is a band of alternating natural and red sections detailed with black lines and triangles. This decorative band is bordered by a thin stripe of black. The edge is bordered with an inner band of natural and an outer band of red.

Culture
Fulani
Material
palm leaf and dye
Made in
Burkina Faso ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PlateK2.339 a-c

Three similar round, basketry plates (parts a-c). Natural coloured star patterns in the centre, outlined by an orange band. The orange band is outlined in black.

Culture
West African
Material
palm leaf and dye
Made in
Mauritania ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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