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FigureAb306 a-b

Human figure (a) with protruding ears standing on oval base. A shield is pegged to the figure's left hand and a spear (b) is held in the figure's right hand. The shield is decorated on the outer surface with five chevrons in black and two bands of carved zigzag motif near top and bottom.

Culture
Southern African
Material
wood, stain ? and metal
Made in
Angola ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gourd Rattle2790/23

Unworked gourd with bumpy surface has one globular end and the other end long and narrow like a handle. Dried seeds inside the gourd rattle when shaken.

Culture
Southern African ?
Material
gourd fruit
Made in
Southern Africa, Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Staff2748/5

Long brown wood staff with teardrop shaped finial and four groupings of carved spheres on the shaft. Below the finial are a group of five, then three spheres, then a long plain mid section of the staff, then before the tip there are two more groupings of six and two spheres. Cylindrical shape narrows at bottom to blunt tip.

Culture
Southern African
Material
wood
Made in
South Africa ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketAb300

Conical basket with a main design that consists of two horizontal rows of downward pointing, light yellow-brown triangles edged with dark brown on a brown background. The triangles alternate in such a way that the downward points of the larger, upper row of triangles connect to the upper corners of the lower, smaller row of triangles. The inside of the basket reflects the same pattern from the outside but has the appearance of four brown petals with a larger brown petal above in between. The rim alternates between dark brown and light yellow-brown.

Culture
Southern African
Material
root ? or dye ?
Made in
Southern Africa, Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceK4.145

Tiny string of white beads with a small piece of horn. Perhaps a toe nail?

Culture
Southern African
Material
fibre, glass, hoof ? and horn ?
Made in
Zambia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowK4.219

Bow made of a segment of cylindrical hardwood that tapers towards the ends and a length of hide string tied at the ends. The wood is wrapped in bark fibre (?) at either end on the inside of the hide wrapping, and this fibre is coated in black tar resin.

Culture
Southern African
Material
wood, skin, bark fibre ? and tar resin
Made in
Zambia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentK4.299

Ornament made from a band of metal bent into a c shape with the ends folded back on the outside with a serrated edge. The ornament is one half copper and one half iron, meeting horizontally along the middle, and it is incised with a geometric design featuring cross-hatched elongated almond shapes at the centre and scallop shapes at the edges.

Culture
Southern African
Material
copper metal and iron metal
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AxeK5.8 a-b

Long wooden handle (part a) that widens at the top. Rectangular hole through the top for the curved blade (part b) to be inserted. One carved ridge around centre of handle.

Culture
Southern African
Material
wood and iron metal
Made in
Chambesi, Zambia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DaggerK4.347

Wooden dagger, or knife. Handle consists of geometric forms. Blade edge is triangular in shape. Handle is of geometric forms.

Culture
Southern African
Material
wood
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearK4.294 a-b

Spear with a wooden handle that has a bulb-shaped end and widens slightly near the top of the shaft where there is a metal ferrule. The wood is mostly yellow with a strip of dark red-brown. The metal tip has a short shaft and curved sides with a pointed tip. On both faces, nearly half of the spear tip is slightly convex and the metal from this area is tarnished.

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