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Toy CarAe87

Four pieces of copper wire in two parts in the shape of a car. Red wool string is attached to one part with a stick at the other end of the string.

Culture
Central African
Material
wool fibre, wood and copper metal
Made in
Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CupAe101

Tall cup with a large bowl, narrowing into a cone-like base, with natural wood, and burned incised designs. The rim is burned black with three horizontal incised lines. Seven equally spaced sets of four vertical incised lines in black separate rectangular sections of natural coloured horizontal incised lines with an incised horizontal line in black around below. The cone has four inverted v-shapes burned in two lines with horizontal lines in each 'v'. The base is slightly hollowed underneath. The cup is roughly carved from a single piece of wood.

Culture
Central African
Material
wood
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BallAe86

Inside ball is stuffed with dusty plastic which is held together by white canvas twined in a square pattern, diminishing to tied ends. The centre of the ball has three lines of red cotton cloth horizontally twined.

Culture
Central African
Material
cotton fibre and plastic
Made in
Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CupAe97

Cup carved from a single piece of wood. The inside retains natural yellow-white, and has a roughly carved thick bottom. Rim of the cup is charred black. The outside of the cup has six triple-grooved curved vertical lines that are charred black with horizontal lines in between of a natural colour.

Culture
Central African
Material
wood
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CupAe96

Cup carved from a single piece of wood. The inside is yellow-white, and the bottom is roughly carved. The outside is burned black and roughly carved in rings. Near the top are four yellow rings alternating with burned rings. The rim is burned as is the lower portion of the cup.

Culture
Central African
Material
wood
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatAe106

A dark hat formed by single loops with inlaid pile loops. Small tuff of raffia at top.

Culture
Central African
Material
dye and palm leaf
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatAe105

A dark hat formed by single loops with inlaid pile loops. Small tuff of raffia at top.

Culture
Central African
Material
palm leaf and dye
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DollAe95 a-f

Cotton doll (parts a-f) consisting of a pink wrapped head (part a) and five rectangular shaped, pieces of cloth (parts b-f). Part b is an olive green cotton cloth with white abstract design on border and white outline of leaves along with red and orange leaves and flowers. Part c is a strip of cloth in blue with white triangles along with red and white flowers. Part d is a brown strip of cloth with an orange stripe at each end. There is a piece of the same cloth sewn on to one side. Part e is a piece of green cotton cloth with dyed stripes of purple in the centre, the other half is blue with yellow flowers and purple abstract shapes. Part f is a piece of black cloth.

Culture
Central African
Material
plastic and cotton fibre
Made in
Ngbulanzabo, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatAe104

A tight circular crocheted pattern with an undecorated rolled band. Single loops are two-ply on top and single two-thirds of the way down.

Culture
Central African
Material
palm leaf
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeadrestAe100

Short cylinder of yellow-brown, lengthwise wrapped grass and three places where three black lines run vertically. Both rims have three rows of small, tightly coiled rings, remaining outside surface is covered with black and natural plyed strands arranged alternately with s and z twist cords adjacent to each, forming a braid-like pattern.

Culture
Central African
Material
grass and dye
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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