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Basket3512/10

Circular basket with flared opening. Walls gently slope into a flat base. Seven-petal flower design in centre bottom, with petals extending upward to middle of walls. Row of triangles above tips of petals. Plain lines border edges of triangles and petals. Patterns are visible on interior and exterior. Designs are naturally coloured golden brown, rest of basket is dyed dark brown. Plastic tie attached to exterior, for hanging purposes.

Culture
Batswana ?
Material
palm leaf, grass fibre and dye
Made in
Gumare, North West, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3512/7

Large circular basket with an angled opening. Walls gently slope into a rounded base. Concentric flower pattern begins in centre bottom, extending to outer edges. Flower has eight petals and a large circle in the middle. Pattern is visible on interior and exterior. Basket is golden brown, designs are done in brown-red.

Culture
Batswana ?
Material
palm leaf, grass fibre and dye
Made in
North West, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cup3512/48

Cup carved in an hourglass-like shape. Bowl has an oval-shaped opening, with the walls sloping outward gently. At midpoint, bowl tapers sharply to base. Base is sloped with a tall foot. Entire cup is decorated with incised burned floral and geometric motifs. Rim is burned black; base is decorated with four, equally spaced, triangles. Extending upward from the triangles, onto the bowl, are three trees and a cactus. The tips of the trees reach the cup rim. Bottom is undecorated.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
wood
Made in
Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Axe3512/46

Bahumbukushu axe with a darkened wooden shaft. Base is slightly angled; top has a rounded cylindrical knob that extends backward. Triangular metal blade protrudes from front of knob, with tang inserted through centre. Blade is angled downward, knob is angled upward.

Culture
Hambukushu
Material
wood and metal
Made in
Etsha, North West, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Container3512/35

Ostrich egg water holder with a hole drilled into the top; leather strap inserted into hole, for carrying purposes. Incised antelope designs around sides; incisions are filled in black. On front, large antelope is shown in profile with one foreleg raised. It has detail work on its face and stripes on its leg. On back, large black antelope is depicted in profile with both forelegs in motion. Base is undecorated.

Culture
Khoisan
Material
ostrich egg, leather skin and charcoal ?
Made in
Kgalagadi, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Container3512/31

Ostrich egg water holder with a hole drilled into the top; leather strap inserted into hole, for carrying purposes. Incised geometric and animal motifs throughout; incisions are filled in black. Antelope designs are on front and back, directly underneath the drilled hole. Animal on front has its knees bent and tongue out; animal on back is standing straight. Long lines of connected diamonds run down sides, dividing the front and back of the container. Base is undecorated.

Culture
Khoisan
Material
ostrich egg, leather skin and charcoal ?
Made in
Kgalagadi, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3512/27 a-b

Vase-like basket (part a) with lid (part b). Basket has a circular opening that gently flares into a rounded body. Small dot decorates centre of flat base. Sides decorated with two stair-like patterns. Stair steps consist of inverted triangles. Lid has a slightly extended lip and inner ridge, that fits into the container body. Button knob on top centre of lid. Alternating triangle and rectangle designs extend inward from rim. Both components are yellow-brown, designs done in brown-red.

Culture
Batswana ?
Material
palm leaf, grass fibre and dye
Made in
North West, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3512/22

Circular basket with flared opening. Walls gently slope into a rounded base. Walls are decorated with vertical stripes; strands of grass woven together in centre of base, forming a crossed square. Additional lines woven overtop of stripes on walls, forming diamond-like shapes and small triangles. Rim is covered in dyed, braided palm leaves. Patterns are visible on interior and exterior. Basket is light yellow, designs done in dark brown.

Culture
Batswana ?
Material
palm leaf, grass fibre and dye
Made in
North West, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3512/18

Circular basket with flared opening. Walls slope into a flat base. Walls decorated with rows of inverted triangles and diamonds; triangles are along the basket opening, diamonds circle the base. Four irregularly shaped diamonds at intervals throughout the designs, extending from the rim and onto the base. Patterns are visible on interior and exterior. Basket is golden brown, designs are orange and dark brown. Plastic tie attached to exterior, for hanging purposes.

Culture
Batswana ?
Material
palm leaf, grass fibre and dye
Made in
North West, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3512/15

Circular basket with flared opening. Walls slope gently into a flat base. Walls decorated with three overlapping heart-like shapes. The overlap creates three-petal flower design in the bottom centre. Rim is decorated with dyed coils. Patterns are visible on interior and exterior. Basket is golden brown, designs done in brown-red. Plastic tie attached to exterior, for hanging purposes.

Culture
Batswana ?
Material
palm leaf, grass fibre and dye
Made in
Gumare, North West, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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