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BowlK4.290

Ceramic corn porridge bowl with rounded bottom and sides that curve up and inwards at the lip. Incised band of cross-hatching just below lip on outside, and overall dark brown finish.

Culture
Southern African
Material
paint and clay
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureK4.323

Twelve carved wooden figures sitting on an oval platform at a tribal council meeting. A woman holding a piece of paper, with a baby slung on her back is leaning towards the chief figure, who is wearing a headdress. The other figures are either each holding what appears to be a rattle, or clapping their hands. The figures are stained and painted. Inscription on bottom of platform.

Culture
Southern African ?
Material
wood, paint and stain
Made in
Angola ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thumb PianoK4.50

Thin brown smooth-backed wood piece. Narrow rectangular wood platform has on top ten metal tongues (keys), placed lengthwise to the wood piece and held in place by a lateral bar wrapped in metal strips that are inserted into the wood piece through to the back. Large hole in the middle of the wood piece. Two carved geometric designs on the wood base. The main design consists of two horizontal rows of four squares with opposing diagonal lines, creating two x-shapes over eight squares in total surrounded by a double rectangular outline. The other design consists of three horizontal upraised lines surrounded by a rectangular outline.

Culture
Southern African
Material
iron metal and wood
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureK4.302

Carved wooden figure in seated in front of a pot and holding a paddle-like tool in its right hand. The tool is unpainted. The figure has short black hair, painted white dots around its neck, and is wearing a blue and white striped outfit.

Culture
Southern African
Material
wood, paint and stain
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureK4.281

Carved wooden antelope figure with lowered head. Two holes at top of head indicate where horns would once have been, and the eyes have been carved into the wood and filled with white pigment.

Culture
Southern African
Material
wood and pigment ?
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureK4.311

Carved wooden female figure with a container hanging from a strap that sits over her forehead. The figure is wearing a necklace represented by white painted dots and a sarong with red and white painted vertical stripes. She is standing on an octagonal platform, and her hair is painted black.

Culture
Southern African
Material
wood, stain and paint
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureK4.307

Bent figure standing on a platform and using a tool consisting of a v-shaped stick and a, flat roughly circular grey object. The figure has painted black hair and eyebrows, black and white eyes, a necklace consisting of a series of white dots, and a white dress with a black belt.

Culture
Southern African
Material
wood, paint and stain
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DaggerK4.295 a-b

Dagger (part a) and wooden sheath (part b). The dagger has a long metal blade that has been inserted into a wooden handle decorated with a burnt design of rows of dots alternating with solid bands that run the length of the handle. There is a metal ferrule at the top of the handle. The sheath mimics the form of the blade with a semicircular finial at the point, and a semi-cylindrical protrusion on one side. The sheath is decorated with burnt solid bands on both sides, and the semicircular finial has been burnt to a dark brown finish.

Culture
Southern African
Material
wood and metal
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureK4.309

Standing female figure with basket covered in sticks balanced on head. The figure is wearing a necklace represented by painted white dots, and a brown dress with a black belt. The basket has a painted black beometric design, and the sticks that cover it are painted brown. The figure's hair is painted black, and her eyes are black and white. She is standing on an octagonal base.

Culture
Southern African
Material
wood, stain and paint
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureK4.310

Standing male figure with a stick slung over his right shoulder, and a rectangular bundle with painted black lines on his left. The figure is wearing a sarong and is standing on a roughly square platform with rounded edges. The figure's hair is painted black and his eyes are painted black and white.

Culture
Southern African
Material
wood, stain and paint
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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