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RattleK4.185

Two sets of four spherical gourds strung four to a stick on two sticks with a bundle of chicken feathers attached at the end of a length of twine.

Culture
Ovimbundu
Material
fibre, feather, gourd fruit and wood
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketK4.153

Conical basket that has a linear geometric design in black on natural colour, creating an eight petal-like flower design. The foot is of poorer quality than the rest of the basket and of different material, presumably it is not original to the basket.

Culture
Ovimbundu
Material
plant fibre and grass
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketK4.152

Upward flaring, circular basket that has a lozenge design in natural colour and black. The foot shows much poorer quality in comparison with rest of the basket and is noticeably lighter in colour so presumably is not original to the basket.

Culture
Ovimbundu
Material
grass and plant fibre
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketK4.151

A tiny coiled circular basket. Design consists of six equally spaced diagonal lines in two shades of darker brown on a natural colour background. Tiny dark brown checkered pattern on the natural coloured background around the rim.

Culture
Ovimbundu
Material
grass
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RingK4.130

Cylindrical ring carved from wood that sits on one flattened side, and the edges are serrated with three segments of the edge burnt to a dark brown finish. Around the centre of the ring are two raised, ridged bands with a herringbone pattern that are accented with two bands of dark brown burnt wood.

Culture
Ovimbundu
Material
wood
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatK4.122

Rectangular mat made of strips of bamboo grass interwoven with dark brown, fibrous strips of bark.

Culture
Ovimbundu
Material
bark and bamboo grass
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceK4.115

Necklace of wood, animal feet and claws, horns, variety of beads, vertebrae turtle shell, glass beads, small beaded leather pouches, and a flattened skin with reddish-brown and light yellow-brown striped fur markings strung on a twisted fibre cord.

Culture
Ovimbundu
Material
fibre, bone, skin, turtle shell, animal foot, claw, horn, wood and glass
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketK4.97

A coiled circular basket with sides that flare upward and a bottom that inverts inward at the centre, creating a high dished bottom. The main design consists of four equally spaced geometric shapes along the sides and the bottom on a natural coloured background. One pair of geometric shapes are back-to-back orange and dark brown checkered diamond shapes. The other pair of geometric shapes are orange fish-like shapes outlined with dark brown. Each geometric shape pair is opposite one another. The rim has a pattern of orange and dark brown diagonal lines on a natural coloured background.

Culture
Ovimbundu
Material
grass
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model AxeK4.80

Model of axe. Wooden handle and blade at top. Both top and bottom of handle have been blackened.

Culture
Ovimbundu
Material
iron metal and wood
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model HoeK4.79

Model of a man's hoe. V-shaped, with blade of hoe at bent angle. Blade is leaf-shaped. Black X-marks decorate the length of the wooden handles.

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