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Container1187/13

A wood piece with two parts attached to each other with sinew at both ends. The first part has a hollow bowl-shape with a short flat end at one side and a flat duck-bill-like end at the other side. It is carved with lines of triangles. The other part is flat and follows the contours of the first part and is carved on the outside with lines of zig zags and triangles making a geometric quadrangle pattern.

Culture
Afghan
Material
wood and sinew
Made in
Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket1187/2

Conical hanging basket made from twisted twine-like strands woven onto a wooden frame. Cord for hanging is black.

Culture
Afghan
Material
plant fibre, wood and fibre
Made in
Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Earrings811/4 a-b

Silver coloured metal pieces with hooks. Suspended from a large flower-shaped pendant with central red bead, are a series of layered chains and tear-drop shaped metal charms. Part a has three square pendants attached to the bottom of the chains, each with a central blue bead. Part b has three similar pendants attached to bottom except one of the squares has a red bead instead of a blue bead in its centre.

Culture
Afghan
Material
metal and glass
Made in
Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drum1187/26

A wood frame curved into a circular object and held together with metal nails. Skin has been stretched across and fastened to the frame with sinew. Five dangling metal pieces in three groups are attached to the wood sides underneath the skin.

Culture
Afghan
Material
skin, wood, sinew and metal
Made in
Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lock1187/25

A metal lock with a cylindrical piece, a flat piece with a hollow rounded vertical line in the middle, and a curved stick which goes up and through a perpendicular protrusion that has a hole in it. Attached with skin is a long metal key with a perpendicular t-shaped space at the end.

Culture
Afghan
Material
metal and skin
Made in
Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cup1187/23

A tall metal cup which tapers slightly to create a smaller bottom end. The etched design consists of a parrot-like bird in a floral landscape with fish and waves below.

Culture
Afghan
Material
metal
Made in
Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Slingshot1187/20

A flat wood piece with a circle at one end and two prongs at the other end around which are wrapped red-dyed cloth and rubber strands, one of which has a piece of skin attached.

Culture
Afghan
Material
wood, fibre, rubber and skin
Made in
Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Box1187/19 a-c

A long wood oval box with a base (part a), a lid (part b), and a tray within (part c).

Culture
Afghan
Material
wood
Made in
Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Goat Bell1187/18

An oval bell with a loop at the top which has an s-shaped hook through it. The design consists of horizontal lines all around the vertical space in between. There is a ball inside.

Culture
Afghan
Material
metal
Made in
Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cow Bell1187/16

A tall oval-shaped metal bell with a face on each side and a vertical rectangle decorated with dots within at each end. There is a loop at the top.

Culture
Afghan
Material
metal
Made in
Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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