Ethnographic Objects

Wooden Stool (Oche)

Local Name:Oche

A wooden stool with a circular top decorated with symmetrical geometric engravings, and supported on a ring-like base by five triangular stands.

Wooden Stool (Kujera)

Local Name:Kujera

A wooden stool with two-tier circular top engraved with geometric patterns, and connected to a two-tier ringed base by four abstract carvings.

Wooden Stool (Opele)

Local Name:Opele

A wooden stool with a hemispherical top and base connected together by two supports. The top is engraved with line designs.

Pistol

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A small single barrel pistol.

Pistol

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Single barreled pistol with slightly curved handle.

Ogboni pendant

Local Name:Akoka-Edan Ogboni

A pair of oval shaped ogboni pendant representing relief of male and female human faces with borders. each has engraved geometric patterns on the head and conventional beard (for the male and bulgy eyes). the male face has three vertical marks on each cheek and below the lower lip. they both have borders with rings on the upper border.

Ogboni Staff

Local Name:Edan Ogboni

A brass staff with Janus-faced human heads at both ends. the top has a knob sitting on heads, a flat circular disc on a conical head with bulgy eyes, broad nose, wide mouth and a convex stud that runs from the temple to the Janus area. A short handle connects the two ends.

Dane Gun

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Single barreled Dane gun with plain handle

Dane Gun

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Single Barreled Dane gun with plain handle

Wooden Headdress

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Wooden headdress depicting crocodile the body design represent scale and zigzag designs under the legs with cane woven under it.

Wooden Drum

Local Name:Igede Oma

A red and green painted single membrane goblet shaped wooden drum, four pegs are attached to the drum with rings of cane.

Wooden Spoon

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A wooden spoon with crisscross designs at the handle and a tip that resembles fish tail.

Dane gun

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A wooden single barrel gun with the handle decorated with metal studs

Pistol

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Single barreled pistol with slightly curved handle

Wooden Dane Gun

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Single Barreled Dane gun

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Wooden Headdress

Local Name:Gelede

Wooden Headdress (Gelede) A wooden headdress surmounted by a super structure of two human figures seated on a carved platform. It has prominent facial features including pierced pupils and horizontal tribal marks on both cheeks. It is painted white and blue.

Wooden Headdress

Local Name:Gelede

A wooden headdress featuring a diagonal pattern and animal motifs on its head. It has prominent facial features with pierced pupils and tribal marks.

Wooden Face Mask

Local Name:Ekpo

A wooden face mask with a broad forehead and pronounced facial features. It is coloured black and has raffia attached to its edges.

Wooden Face Mask

Local Name:Ekpo

A wooden face mask featuring a bird and other abstract figures on its cap-like head, pronounced facial features, and holes around the edges.