Scarf

MOA: University of British Columbia

3577/2 a-c

Shemma cloth scarves (parts a-c). Three pieces of finely woven, gauzy cotton of different lengths and widths. Each piece has panels of embroidery in brown and black, with diamond-shaped motifs in pink, white, yellow and red – alternating between patterns of concentric diamonds and a large diamond...

Necklace

MOA: University of British Columbia

3577/18

Double-ended silver pendant necklace. Two pendants attached by eight long chains, four on each side. Trapezoid shaped pendant has small 3D decoration at centre, surrounded by inset chain. Six metal cones hang from along bottom edge from short chains. Rectangular pendant is has filigree all over a...

Scarf

MOA: University of British Columbia

3577/3

White gauze scarf, consisting of two panels sewn along the long edge, with cotton borders along the short sides. The borders are woven bands in a bright blue background with concentric triangles around diamond centres. The diamonds are outlined in various colours of white, dark purple-red, orange...

Figure

MOA: University of British Columbia

3586/5

Small ceramic animal with four legs, snout, and long curved horn(?) on top of its head. Figure has three-dimensional eyes on either side of its head, and a tail that wraps around its right hind leg; square cutout imitates nose, and nostrils and mouth are incised underneath cutout. There are circu...

Adinkra Stamp

MOA: University of British Columbia

3561/8 a-c

Adinkra stamp of the 'Akofena' (ceremonial sword) design, carved info a piece of calabash gourd. Parts b-c are two sticks from the handle (normally would be four). The gourd stamp (part a) has a deeply carved design of two crossed swords, with the blades curving across the top, the tips of the ha...

Adinkra Stamp

MOA: University of British Columbia

3561/6 a-b

Adinkra stamp of the 'Bi Nka Bi' (unity or peace) design, carved info a piece of calabash gourd. Part b is the handle, made of four sticks held togther by thread wrapped around the centre of the sticks. The gourd stamp (part a) has a deeply carved design of a circle with projections toward the ou...

Adinkra Stamp

MOA: University of British Columbia

3561/5 a-b

Adinkra stamp of the 'Adinkrahene' (Chief Adinkra) design, carved info a piece of calabash gourd. Part b is the handle, made of four sticks held togther by thread wrapped around the centre of the sticks. The gourd stamp (part a) has a deeply carved design of concentric circles. The back surface h...

Adinkra Cloth

MOA: University of British Columbia

3561/2

Large rectangular dyed and stamped cloth. The cloth has been dyed with a grid-like turquoise blue pattern (white ground), covered with repeating lines of stamped designs in black. The repeating designs appear to be rows with a spear, drum, axe, drum, spear, gourd(?), axe, circle (thumb piano?), s...

Adire Cloth

MOA: University of British Columbia

3561/1

Large indigo patterned adire cloth. Indigo dyed cloth with startch resist designs covering front. There is a circular central design with 2 figures (kings?) with numerous concentric arc designs below. Along the bottom edge are five repeating dove motifs with grids of dots in between; above are tw...

Rahu

MOA: University of British Columbia

3392/8

A watercolour which depicts a spiritual being with a snake-like head. The being has white skin and is wearing a brown skirt that ends just below the knee and curls outward at the hip. The bottom of the skirt has a border made up of white, yellow, blue, and brown horizontal stripes. The main body ...