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SpoonK4.125

Spoon with hemispherical bowl and a handle that emerges from the bottom centre of the bowl and tapers very slightly to a blunt end. The underside of the bowl has a mottled dark brown burnt finish, and the handle has several dark brown burnt dots along its length.

Culture
Barotse
Material
wood
Made in
Zimbabwe
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketK4.205 a-b

Coil woven basket (b) and lid (a) with a traditional pattern of and isolated group of three stripes woven in brown palm, four on the sides and four on the lid. The sides of the basket widen slightly towards the top where there is a shoulder just before the lip that holds the lid.

Culture
Barotse
Material
palm leaf and dye ?
Made in
Zambia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatK4.203

A long rectangular woven piece that has a main design consisting of light brown and grey-brown triangular, diamond, and geometric shapes with horizontal bands of light brown, dark red-brown, and green-brown.

Culture
Barotse
Material
sisal fibre and dye ?
Made in
Zambia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BroomK4.202

Broom with red and natural colour string woven in diamond patterns and bound around top. Small looped handle on side at top.

Culture
Barotse
Material
reed grass, dye ? and fibre ?
Made in
Zambia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureK4.201

Three bent figures in a row, each wearing a sarong and holding a hoe with both hands. The figure at the centre is wearing a sarong with a bottom border of a zigzag line with two horizontal bands, the figure to the central figure's right is wearing a sarong with horizontal lines, and the figure to the central figure's left is wearing a sarong decorated with dotted horizontal lines. The figures are standing on a base that is rectangular with the shortest sides slightly curved, is divided in three by two lines, and is decorated with triangles on the side and front edges. The designs and areas with a dark brown finish have been burnt to produce the dark brown colour.

Culture
Barotse
Material
wood
Made in
Zambia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model AxeK4.200

Triangular axe blade and cylindrical axe butt attached to long and tapered handle.

Culture
Barotse
Material
wood and metal
Made in
Zambia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StoolK4.196

Short stool carved from a single piece of wood. Circular seat and four triangular legs pierced in a long elbow hole. Holes burned over surface, forming a linking cross pattern on legs and large cross in circle on seat. Black and red paint on bottom of seat and on legs.

Culture
Barotse
Material
wood and paint ?
Made in
Zambia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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JugK4.194

Clay jug with rounded sides, a straight neck, and a flat bottom. The jug is decorated with incised parallel lines and a band of dots around the neck. At the shoulder is a scallop pattern, and each crescent has been painted red. The rim of the jug is also red, and there are dark grey firing marks overall.

Culture
Barotse
Material
ochre pigment and clay
Made in
Zambia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlK4.192 a-d

Two black-stained bowls fitted together with the smaller bowl (part b) on top of the larger bowl (part a). The smaller, upper bowl has a lid (part c) as does the larger, lower bowl (part d). Main design of the bowls consists of three horizontal incised parallel lines which comprise thin rectangles around the sides. The lid of the upper bowl has a carved knob supported by four angular extensions. The lid of the lower bowl is carved with a circular inset space on the top, providing a circular platform into which the circular base of the smaller, upper bowl can fit.

Culture
Barotse
Material
wood
Made in
Zambia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BrushK4.137

Brush with rounded narrow handle and rounded wide brush head. Nail bristles driven into a light piece of wood and then cut off to form even bristles. Back of brush and the whole handle are dark brown.

Culture
Barotse
Material
wood and metal
Made in
Zimbabwe
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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