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TuskK4.67

White-grey curved tusk with a sharp and jagged wider end. Rectangular-like opening.

Culture
East African
Material
tusk
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thumb PianoK4.52

Instrument with seven metal prongs attached at an angle on a concavely curved wooden closed sound box; carved with "Nindakule". A slightly curving row of four holes near the middle and three more holes in a triangular formation at the end opposite the metal tongues (keys). A row of three holes at the end near the triangular formation with three curved points at the other end near the metal prongs. On the wood, there is a metal loop at either sides of the metal prongs.

Culture
East African
Material
iron metal and wood
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Stringed Musical InstrumentAj100

A harp-like musical instrument that has a rectangular body covered with brown and white fur skin with an oval slit opening near one corner and a rounded bottom. Five strings are strung from the body to a tuning peg on the curved neck-handle.

Culture
East African
Material
wood, skin and fibre
Made in
Kenya ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TrayK4.96

A shallow circular herring-bone-like weave basketry tray that has a wooden rim covered with a light on dark checkered pattern and a rounded bottom.

Culture
East African
Material
palm leaf and wood
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureAc104

A thin elongated dark brown wood figure wearing a white and black fluffy feather headdress, a fibre light yellow grass-like skirt, and a multi-layered metal ring necklace with coiled metal earrings. Standing with legs close together and an oval base.

Culture
East African
Material
wood, fibre, metal and feather
Made in
East Africa, Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShieldK4.358

An elongated diamond-shaped wooden shield with pointed ends and two sides flaring downward, and outward with a perpendicular conical protrusion on the convex side, and a grip-like handle feature on the concave side. The convex side is decorated with brown and black sections outlined with fibre sewing.

Culture
East African
Material
wood
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureAc102

A black wood figure wearing a conical hat decorated with fluffy white feathers, one of which is at the top and the other two of which are at the front and the back. Figure has an oblong head with an elongated forehead, big ears, oval eyes, grooved eyebrows, a nose, and a mouth. Wearing a multi-layered silver ringlet necklace. A white and blue bead necklace goes around the neck, crosses at the chest, and the back, and around the waist. Similar beaded bracelet on each wrist and on each ankle. Holding a drum in between the legs with the figure's left hand on the side of the drum and figure's right hand on the drum top. On a circular wood base.

Culture
East African
Material
wood, metal, glass and feather
Made in
East Africa, Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToolK4.16

Tool with bill-hooked (nearly S-shaped) iron blade with a long, four-sided shaft, a cylindrical wooden handle that flares slightly at the butt end, and a strip of flattened wire wound around the top of the handle.

Culture
East African
Material
wood and iron metal
Made in
Uganda
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Brush734/10

A piece with many strands of plant fibre with one end tightly stitched together with braided strips.

Culture
East African
Material
palm leaf
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cloth2597/1

Unsewn rectangular printed textile with narrow black border along the edges. A thicker layered border consisting of stylized black and yellow leaf patterns interspersed with red-speckled whitel triangles forms a frame around the larger pattern. In the centre, there are three horizontal bands of yellow flowers on a mulberry coloured background. The phrase 'KUZAA SI KUFANIKIWA KUZAA NI KUBARIKIWA' appears under the bottom band of flowers. A makers mark appears at two corners.

Culture
East African
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Kenya ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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