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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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FigureK2.250

Plain realistic style of a woman's head with a black shiny finish. She has a prominent forehead with carved eyes having eyelids. There is a rounded nose, a fairly ample mouth, and the ears are on the sides. There is a neck with a base that has diagonal grooves all around the sloped sides. She is wearing a cap on her head decorated with vertically curvy lines going up to the central rounded knob and filled in throughout with grooved lines.

Culture
West African
Material
ebony wood
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerK2.243

Round, red-brown gourd container with a flaring mouth. Design consists of six panels with incised horizongtal line patterns that include zig zags and cross hatching with a z form below. Mouth has a central horizontal zig zag line surrounded by a pair of black lines above and below. Lines are painted black. Neck is black. Has a skin strap around the neck.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
gourd fruit, leather skin and paint
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DishK2.242

Woven, grass dish consisting of an orange and black design of concentric circles. The rim has is a natural colour band with alternating orange and black overlapping triangles.

Culture
Fulani
Material
grass and dye
Made in
Sudan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DoorK2.240

Flat, rectangular piece of wood with various animals and two mask-faces carved on one side in relief.

Culture
Senufo
Material
wood
Made in
Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gelede MaskK2.236

Headdress, or mask, depicting a human face with pointed lips, stylized ears, and raised rows of hair with incised lines, and three incised almond-shaped clan scarifications on the cheeks as well as the forehead. A chicken is depicted sitting on top of the the figure's head with its wings relaxed downwards, tail pointing upwards, and legs dangling down at the back of the head. The headdress is painted with white eyes, a white scalp with black hair, blue scarifications, and alternating white and blue bands delineate the chicken's feathers.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StoolK2.235

Dark brown carved wooden stool with a seat that curves upwards at the ends. Central column pierced with square holes, outer supports have scalloped edges. Flat, rectangular base.

Culture
Asante
Material
wood
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Helmet MaskK2.234

Helmet mask with a domed shape that has a small face, elaborate ridged coiffure surmounted by a bird, and a sisal fringe around base. Highly polished.

Culture
Mende
Material
wood, stain and sisal fibre
Made in
Sierra Leone
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressK2.233

Black, stylized wooden antelope headdress. Highly sophisticated design; strong pierced design in neck of antelope. Elongated head and horns, all covered with incised line patterns; dwarfed legs.

Culture
Bamana
Material
wood and stain ?
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PotK2.230

Red-brown round pot with a spherical shape on the base. Three decorative concave knobs are on the top with a circular handle in the middle of the top and a pointed spout. The upper portion around these decorative knobs and spout has a main design that consists of incised line patterns around the top which are painted red and black.

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